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Topic: Batman Province

	Batman
		It is the capital of Batman province with 460,000 inhabitants (2004 estimate).
		In addition to oilfields, there is an oil refinery in Batman, and a 515 km long pipeline to Iskenderun on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
		Batman has road and rail connections with Diyarbakir 100 km west and Siirt 100 km east, and an airport.
	i-cias.com /e.o/batman.htm (129 words)

	Batman - All About Turkey
		One of the southeastern Anatolian cities, Batman is a little province which takes its name from the river flowing on its west.
		In the early years of the Republic, Batman was attached to the province of Siirt and known as "Iluh".
		Once a part of the province of Siirt, the district was especially eminent during the time of Abbasid Caliphate.
	www.allaboutturkey.com /batman.htm (652 words)

	Batman Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Batman is a Turkish province in the predominantly Kurdish
		There is a 494 kilometers long oil pipeline from Batman to the Turkish town of Iskenderun.
		Batman province is divided into 6 districts (capital district in bold):
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Batman_Province (172 words)

	Turkey: "Still critical": Assessing the Scale of the Problem
		Şeman hamlet of Beşkonak village in Kozluk, Batman province.
		Kayaş hamlet of Kırkpınar village in Dicle, Diyarbakır province.
		Küpetaşı hamlet of Kırkpınar village in Dicle, Diyarbakır province.
	www.hrw.org /reports/2005/turkey0305/5.htm (3201 words)

	The Anatolia Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		All but one of the people who died Thursday were in the city of Batman, most of them swept away by floodwaters when the Iluh river overflowed its banks, inundating several shanty towns, Batman province's Governor Haluk Imga said.
		Seven people were missing across the southeast and one in Mersin province, further west on the Mediterranean coast, and 16 people were injured, officials said.
		In Batman, military units aboard dinghies rescued dozens of people stranded in their homes as at least five neighbourhoods, mainly near the Iluh river, were completely flooded.
	www.anatoliantimes.com /hbr2.asp?id=149442 (515 words)

	Turkish Women Who See Death as a Way Out (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Villagers who have fled to urban areas like Batman in southeastern Turkey in search of a better life cling to old ways and try to recreate their old neighborhoods, but the modern world encroaches, often at great cost.
		Batman's population doubled to 250,000 in the last two decades and the growth was concentrated in small neighborhoods of gecekondu, a Turkish phrase for houses slapped together quickly on vacant land.
		Gulcan Fidan came to Batman from a village near Adana at age 15 in an arranged marriage with a man she had never met.
	www-unix.oit.umass.edu /~cheneyns/introsoc/turkwomen.html (1524 words)

	Batman, Turkey, Pictures
		Batman, also known as Iluh, city in southeastern Turkey, the capital of Batman province.
		Batman lies just north of the Tigris River, in a region inhabited largely by Kurds.
		Batman is connected by rail and highway to Diyarbakir and Elâzig.
	www.greatestcities.com /Middle_East/Turkey/Batman_Iluh_city.html (158 words)

	ENVİRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN THE TIGRIS BASIN
		The river of Tigris having tributaries such as the streams of Zap, Botan, Garzan, Batman, Bitlis, Hezil, Dingi and Habur originates from a locality close to lake Hazar to the Southeast of the province of Elazig.
		Wastewater: Batman is one of the provinces which rapidly urbanises and witnesses the growth of squatter settlements.
		The treatment facility in Batman Which was phased in November 1993 should be brought under control to prevent the confluence of such extremely harmful matters as hydrazine and aromatics composites.
	www.gap.gov.tr /English/Dergi/D6101998/dicle.html (1023 words)

	Anatolia.com
		The Batman river, spanned by the old Malabadi Bridge, draws the province's border with Diyarbakir, and then joins Tigris (Dicle) passing through the land.
		Hasankeyf, once the capital of a Seljuk state and a geopolitical center, being near the Tigris, is now one of the city's districts, carrying the traces of a 2000 years old history.
		Besiri, Kozluk, Sason and Gercus are other towns of Batman, and the city today is a beautiful province with its natural, historical and cultural wealth, and rapid industrial and economic development.
	www.anatolia.com /anatolia/destinations/batman/default.asp (250 words)

	Batman Air Base, Turkey
		The most important development which took place later was the completion of the 494 kilometres long pipeline between Batman and Iskenderun.
		One rescue mission was launched out of Batman early in the war, however contact could not be made with the two survivors on the ground.
		All aircraft returned to Batman safely from that mission, which was flown deep into Iraq against a very high enemy threat by slow mover aircraft.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/europe/batman.htm (320 words)

	bianet Bağımsız İletişim Ağı (BİA) online haber sitesi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		was killed by gunfire in the southeast province of Batman on September 5, Tuesday.
		The organizations announced, however, that all current findings suggested that the incident which left Mizgin dead and her mother Saniye and elder brother Hadi wounded, showed necessary care was not shown in protecting their right to life.
		During the clash, the official statement had claimed, Mizgin Ozbek who was in a car was killed and her other Samiye was wounded and later taken to the Batman State Hospital.
	www.bianet.org /php/yazdir.php?DosyaX=../2006/09/01_eng/news85265.htm (633 words)

	On the Road: Archaeological Adventures in Anatolia - Middle East Quarterly
		This area, Batman Province, as well as parts of Siirt, Mardin, and Diyarbakir Provinces, is the portion of Turkey that Kurds call Kurdistan.
		Unfortunately, it is due to be flooded by the Batman Dam in 1994 or 1995, which explains why I have continued to work in eastern Turkey despite a deteriorating situation.
		While the circumstances of their departure were never fully explained to me, I gathered it had to do with the death of one of the restaurant staff (a young man whom we had also known), who was shot and killed on the streets of Batman.
	www.meforum.org /article/217 (2941 words)

	Anadolu Agency: News in English, 00-06-30
		A total of 90 percent of the touristic facilities in southeastern Gaziantep province was full of tourists between June 1999 and June 2000.
		The six persons were said to have involved in 22 murders in Gaziantep, Batman, Diyarbakir, and Mardin, 4 assaults resulting in the injuries of the victims, and in various bombings.
		BATMAN - Rudolf Schmidt, the German Ambassador to Turkey, visited on Friday Isa Parlak, the Governor of southeastern Batman province.
	www.hri.org /news/turkey/anadolu/2000/00-06-30.anadolu.html (4439 words)

	The religion of Batman, Bruce Wayne
		Batman is certainly no exception to this trend, although it is possible to think of many reasons other than his parents' inter-faith marriage for his lack of traditional religious observation and identification as an adult.
		Batman's wedding (older version of the character) to Catwoman was shown in a Catholic church in comic that introduced the Huntress (their daughter).
		Batman even holds himself aloof from the other ubermensch, believing himself to be superior to them because he does what they do without the benefit of special powers even as he's separated from the Herd by the fact that he can keep up with the other super heroes.
	www.adherents.com /lit/comics/Batman.html (18817 words)

	UN probes suicide cases in Batman - Turkish Daily News May 26, 2006
		A U.N. delegation arrived in the southeastern Anatolian province of Batman on Wednesday for talks with local officials focusing on reports of a sharp rise in the number of suicides.
		Others suspect many of the cases may be forced suicides, where a girl perceived to have brought disgrace to her family's honor is ordered to take her own life, perhaps locked in a room with a rope or a gun.
		In the meantime, Batman has no shelter or helpline for women in danger, with the nearest being run by a women's group called the Women's Center (KAMER), which is based in the neighboring province of Diyarbakır.
	www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /article.php?enewsid=44434 (475 words)

	Report of the Special Rapporteur, Mr. Nigel S. Rodley, submitted pursuant to Commission on Human Rights resolution ...
		He was reportedly subjected to torture by being beaten, stripped of his clothes, his arms tied to an iron pole and hoisted into the air; his body was reportedly soaked with water and electric shocks applied to his toes and penis, and he was hung by his wrists tied behind his back.
		Mehmet Kiran was arrested on 17 June 1993 by soldiers in the village of Atala, near Mazidagi, in the province of Mardin, and taken to the gendarmerie station in Derik for interrogation.
		Mehmet Celik, was reportedly arrested in Batman-Kozluk, province of Batman, on 9 January 1992.
	www1.umn.edu /humanrts/cat/Rapporteur/cat-turkey.htm (6236 words)

	PUBLIC HEALTH PROJECT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The project was implemented in 9 GAP provinces (Adiyaman, Batman, Diyarbakir, Gaziantep, Kilis, Mardin, Siirt, Sanliurfa and Sirnak).
		160 malaria combat workers stationed in provinces where the disease is not observed were temporarily (for 3 months from 15 June to 15 September 2004) transferred to the provinces of the region to lay the basis of effective malaria control.
		Under the protocol of cooperation signed by the Batman Governorate and GAP Administration 16 local volunteers were selected to follow the health indicators of 1,500 women and their children under age 5 living in urban poor neighbourhoods in Batman (areas where health centres nos.
	www.gap.gov.tr /English/Sosprj/halks.html (1777 words)

	RTE News - Man fires shots outside embassy in Istanbul
		The floods were the worst to hit the mainly Kurdish region since 1937, said Hasan Tanriseven, a senior official, and more heavy rain is predicted for Turkey in the coming days.
		The floodwaters hit Batman on Wednesday evening, officials said, when rivers swollen by torrential rains swamped streets and toppled buildings, killing 11 people and triggering a major rescue operation.
		Governor Haluk Imga said the damage to the province of Batman was 12 million lira.
	www.rte.ie /news/2006/1102/turkey.html?rss (280 words)

	UGO Batman Hub - Gotham Girls - BATMAN.UGO.COM
		Batman's feline femme fatale has long been a fan favorite, and not just because comics are largely the province of fanboys obsessed with curves and form-fitting leather bodysuits.
		Huntress is the dark daughter of Batman's family, even if she's no longer his literal progeny, and so she represents a part of his legacy - one he can't control.
		UGO's Batman Hub is an unofficial fansite designed for devotees of Batman and is not affiliated with or licensed by DC Comics or Warner Bros. All logos and images used on this website are registered trademarks of their respective companies.
	batman.ugo.com /gothamgirls/default.asp (441 words)

	News
		The bodies of two boys swept away by floodwaters from the neighboring province of Diyarbakir were found on the banks of the Tigris river near the ancient town of Hasankeyf, Imga told Anatolia news agency.
		A 40-year-old villager died in Sirnak province, which borders Iraq and Iran, as he tried to save his livestock from floodwaters, Anatolia reported.
		Six people were missing across the southeast and one in Mersin province, further west on the Mediterranean coast, and 16 people were injured, officials said.
	tmb.exodus.ie /exodus/news.asp?id=62778 (626 words)

	HRW - Letter to Italian Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema (November 1998)
		June 22, 1992: In the Seki village of Batman province, PKK forces killed ten, including seven children and a seventy-year old woman.
		October 11, 1992: In the Uludere district of Sirnak province, PKK forces killed eleven individuals in a rocket attack against the homes of village guards.
		April 5, 1995: In a raid against a pasture in Hatay province, PKK militants murdered seven individuals.
	www.hrw.org /press98/nov/italy-apendix.htm (641 words)

	Untitled Document
		weapons that were imported by the governor of a province in the heart of
		Kurdish province of Batman in the mid-1990's, Salih Sarman, might be
		Batman governor, which was an unusual step, since weapons are
	www.mtholyoke.edu /~jlshupe/kinzer3.html (680 words)

	Hürriyet - “Gentlemen, this is a condom” -Sex education classes in the Batman province aim to raise sexual awareness
		Hürriyet - “Gentlemen, this is a condom” -Sex education classes in the Batman province aim to raise sexual awareness
		The Chairman of the Chamber of Pharmacists in the 44th Region of the Province of Batman, Pharmacist M.Emin Beyaz and his team of volunteers, have piloted an educational programme for the public of Batman, where the birth rate is high, aiming to increase their knowledge of family planning and other sexual issues.
		M.Emin Beyaz and his team handed out condoms to all those present, following a sex education class they gave to the congregation gathered at the Kirkat Village Mosque for their Friday prayer, telling them, “gentlemen, this is a condom”.
	www.hurriyet.com.tr /english/4762599.asp?gid=74 (272 words)

	AYTEKIN v. TURKEY - 22880/93 [1998] ECHR 87 (23 September 1998)
		In her statement she informed the court that she had learned of the circumstances of her husband’s death from Feyzullah Aytekin and relied on his account of the circumstances in which her husband was killed.
		Furthermore, the Batman public prosecutor appealed to the Court of Cassation on 14 October 1997 against the judgment of the Batman Criminal Court on the ground that Private Tuncay Deniz should have been convicted of the more serious offence of wilful homicide as defined under Article 448 of the Criminal Code.
		It does not appear from the observations which she submitted to the Commission on the admissibility of her application, nor from any of her later observations on the merits, that she informed the Commission of the true extent of her involvement in the domestic proceedings against Private Tuncay Deniz.
	www.worldlii.org /eu/cases/ECHR/1998/87.html (7209 words)

	DOMESTIC NEWSLINE - Turkish Daily News Mar 01, 2006
		The commission chairwoman, ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy Fatma Şahin, said the province was a major recipient of migration from rural to urban areas and that each family had about eight to nine children.
		The number of psychologists in the entire province was six, she noted, and added that they would be recommending the opening of a rehabilitation center.
		The suicide risk in Batman is greater than in the rest of the country, she said.
	www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /article.php?enewsid=36973 (462 words)

	Turkey: Kurdish rebels killed, soldiers injured
		The incident took place near the ancient city of Hasankeyf in the mainly Kurdish Batman province on Monday.
		Another soldier was killed a week later in a clash in the southeastern province of Siirt, and two PKK rebels were killed in separate fighting in the Sirnak province, also in the southeast.
		The ceasefire came after a sharp rise in violence by the PKK, which Turkey says uses neighboring Kurdistan region (northern Iraq) as a springboard for attacks on Turkish agents across the border.
	www.ekurd.net /mismas/articles/misc2006/10/turkeykurdistan941.htm (374 words)

	Batman Weather Forecast Reports in Batman Turkey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Today's weather in batman turkey and 3-day batman weather forecast reports.
		Batman is a Turkish province in southeast of Anatolia, with a population of slightly less than 500,000.
		A railway line connects Batman with Diyarbakir and Elazig.
	www.turkeyforecast.com /weather/batman (122 words)

	Amnesty International: Turkey campaign (1996)
		Hikmet Ercisli, who has learning difficulties, was detained in August 1995 on the outskirts of Kagizman, in Kars province, because he could not produce his identity card when the bus on which he was travelling stopped at a check-point.
		Mehmet Sirin Maltu, from the village of Yanbüluk (Zediya), near Kozluk in Batman province, was detained by gendarmes.
		An inhabitant of a village in Bitlis province, which had not joined the village guard system, survived an attempted extrajudicial execution in March 1994, but his brother and uncle were killed.
	www.amnesty.org /ailib/intcam/turkey/turk2.htm (6921 words)

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