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Explore Ortakli in Turkey

Ortakli in the region of Mardin is a town in Turkey - some 442 mi or ( 712 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Ortakli is now 08:40 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Mosul, Aleppo, Ad Darbasiyah, Yaprakbasi, and Yagmur. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Mosul . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Ortakli ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Tûra Arî ya Newrozê 2012 - Heskêf (Hasankeyf) I

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Tûra Arî ya Newrozê, Bidungsreise Diyarbakir - Wan, vom 17. bis 22. März 2012 - Eine Station dieser Reise war die im kurdischen Teil der Türkei gelegene antike Stadt Heskêf (türk.Hasankeyf) am Tigris, ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Bilge, Mardin

Bilge is a village in the Mazıdağı district of Mardin Province in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey.

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Located at 37.47 40.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Populated places in Mardin Province

Mardin engagement ceremony massacre

The Mardin engagement ceremony massacre was a massacre at an engagement ceremony, where at least forty-four people were killed on May 4, 2009, in the village of Bilge in Mazıdağı district of south-eastern Mardin Province in Turkey. The attack was perpetrated by at least two masked assailants using grenades and automatic weapons, who authorities believe are involved in a feud between two families. According to some sources it was a feud inside the Kurdish Çelebi clan.

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Located at 37.47 40.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: 2009 in Turkey, History of Mardin Province, History of the Kurdish people, Mass murder in 2009, Massacres in Turkey, Terrorist incidents in 2009

Göksu Dam

Göksu Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.

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Located at 37.68 40.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Dams in Diyarbakır Province

Türbe

Türbe is the Turkish word for "tomb", and for the characteristic mausoleums, often relatively small, of Ottoman royalty and notables. It is related to the Arabic turba, which can also mean a mausoleum, but more often a funerary complex, or a plot in a cemetery.

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Located at 37.72 40.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Mausoleums in Turkey, Ottoman architecture, Turkish words and phrases