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Distro - Turkey's Controversial Ilisu Dam 

Emin Ozmen 

The "Ilısu Dam", in the region and beyond, is on everyone's lips. It has haunted these lands for decades. For years, a cruel countdown has been underway. As the controversial dam condemns an entire territory to disappear under water, the tragedy is compounded by uncertainty and dashed hopes as the project is constantly delayed. Once completed it will be the second largest dam in the country. Started in 2006, the project was described by the then Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, as bringing "the greatest benefit" to the people. In reality, the project is highly contested. It is a whole ecosystem... 

Emin Ozmen 2018

TURKEY. Hasankeyf, 2018. A man fishes near Hasankeyf monumental... 

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TURKEY. Hasankeyf. 2020. A young man looks at the the rising... 

Emin Ozmen 2019

TURKEY. Siirt. 2019. Burak (13) shows the fishes he catched at... 

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TURKEY. Siirt. 2019. A woman carries pumpkins from the rowboat... 

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TURKEY. Batman. 2019. The flock crosses Gerzan River. 

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TURKEY. Batman. 2019. In Irmak, villagers are sad to talk about... 

Emin Ozmen 2019

TURKEY. Hasankeyf, 2019. Children sit on a taht (an old Kurdish... 

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TURKEY. Hasankeyf, 2018. The general panorama from Hasankeyf... 

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TURKEY. Hasankeyf, 2019. A couple walks in the Tigris river in... 

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TURKEY. Hasankeyf, 2018. People visit "Kasri Rabi" caves that... 

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TURKEY. Batman. 2019. Women carry the wools they washed at Gerzan... 

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TURKEY. Batman. 2020. A resident of Urganli village, not far... 

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TURKEY. Hasankeyf, 2019. Ridvan Ayhan, 63 years old, activist,... 

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TURKEY. Hasankeyf. 2019. Yusuf sits in a tea house Hasankeyf... 

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TURKEY. Hasankeyf. 2019. Empty chairs seen in front of a tea... 

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TURKEY. Hasankeyf. 2019. An old man takes family pictures from... 

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TURKEY. Hasankeyf. 2019. People travel on the back of a truck... 

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TURKEY. Batman. 2019. Hayrettin, local governor of his village,... 

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TURKEY. Batman. 2019. A woman feeds her chickens in Mudavre /... 

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TURKEY. Hasankeyf. 2019. A man looks at his shop, his life, his... 

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TURKEY. Hasankeyf. 2019. A framed picture of Hasankeyf seen on... 

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TURKEY. Hasankeyf. 2019. An old man try to find a way to walk... 

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TURKEY. Hasankeyf. 2019. I can’t believe this was one of the... 

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TURKEY. Batman. 2020. Children play with their pigeons in Kilic... 

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TURKEY. Hasankeyf. 2020. Ali rests on a coach in a ield near... 

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TURKEY. Hasankeyf. 2020. A dad carries his daughter near Ilisu... 

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TURKEY. Hasankeyf. 2020. Children swim in the Ilisu Dam reservoir... 

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TURKEY. Bismil. 2020. Half of a home is still visible in the... 

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TURKEY. Batman. 2020. Villagers from Kilic build their houses... 

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TURKEY. Bismil. 2020. This mosque was under water of the ilisu... 

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TURKEY. Batman. 2021. Huseyin (8) stands in a part of the cave... 

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TURKEY. Batman. 2021. A woman cooks local bread in stone oven,... 

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TURKEY. Batman. 2021. Smoke rises in a cave where a woman cooks... 

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TURKEY. Batman. 2021. A nomad family seen during the dinner in... 

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TURKEY. Hasankeyf. 2020. A family tries to settle for a picnic... 

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TURKEY. Batman. 2020. Idris (left) and his neighbour dress after... 

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TURKEY. Bismil. 2020. Half of a bridge is still visible in the... 

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TURKEY. Siirt. 2021. People cross Ilisu Dam reservoir lake on... 

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TURKEY. Hasankeyf. 2020. A dad carries his son near Ilisu Dam... 

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TURKEY. Siirt. 2021. Newly road built as part of the Ilisu Dam... 

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TURKEY. Sirnak. 2021. General view of Ilisu Dam hydro-electric... 

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TURKEY. Batman. 2021. Mehmet builds his new home at the new settlement... 

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TURKEY. Hasankeyf. 2021. A local vendor, sitting on his truck,... 

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TURKEY. Hasankeyf. 2021. People work at the construction site... 

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TURKEY. Batman. 2021. A man walks near Mudevra / Yumrukaya village... 

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TURKEY. Hasankeyf. 2021. Kadir looks at the reservoir of the... 
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