Batman
Batman is the only oil city of Turkey. Before the arrival of oil Batman was just a tiny village, now its tree lined main avenue tries to emulate Ankara. It is booming, with many five-storey residential blocks going up to accommodate new workers, the majority of them Kurdish, who are being encouraged to settle in this area to stem rural migration to Ankara or Istanbul. As long as there is employment for them here, they are likely to stay.
Batman, Eastern Turkey
Batman
Batman is the only oil city of Turkey. Before the arrival of oil Batman was just a tiny village, now its tree lined main avenue tries to emulate Ankara. It is booming, with many five-storey residential blocks going up to accommodate new workers, the majority of them Kurdish, who are being encouraged to settle in this area to stem rural migration to Ankara or Istanbul. As long as there is employment for them here, they are likely to stay.
Batman, Eastern Turkey