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|official_name = Batman
|image_skyline = Batman(city).jpg
|image_skyline = Batman keaton 89.jpg
| image_caption = Batman Overview
| image_caption = [[Michael Keaton]] as Batman in [[Tim Burton]]'s ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]'' (1989)
|image_blank_emblem = Batman flag.jpg
| blank_emblem_type = Coat of Arms of Batman Municipality
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|subdivision_type2=[[Provinces of Turkey|Province]]
|subdivision_name2 = Batman
|subdivision_name2 = Batman
| population_urban = 325.020
| population_urban = 313355
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|population_as_of = 2009
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'''Batman''' ({{lang-ku|Êlih}}) is the provincial capital of [[Batman Province]], [[Turkey]] and lies on the [[Batman River]] in the<ref>Turkey does not register ethnicity in census, and there are thus no verifiable official figures. [[GlobalSecurity.org]]</ref> southeast of [[Turkey]].
'''Batman''' ({{lang-ku|Bâtmôn}}) is the [[Batman]] capital of [[Batman]] [[Province]], [[Turkey]] and lies on the [[Batman]] [[River]] in the<ref>Turkey does not register ethnicity in census, and there are thus no verifiable official [[Batman]] figures. [[GlobalSecurity.org]]</ref> southeast of [[Turkey]].


==Government==
==Government==
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|source 1= Devlet Meteoroloji İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü [http://www.dmi.gov.tr/veridegerlendirme/il-ve-ilceler-istatistik.aspx?m=BATMAN]
|source 1= Devlet Meteoroloji İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü [http://www.dmi.gov.tr/veridegerlendirme/il-ve-ilceler-istatistik.aspx?m=BATMAN]
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==Recent clashes==
According to the ''EU-Turkey Civic Commission Submission on Recent Violence'', on March 30, 2006, a 3-year-old boy was shot and killed by Turkish Security forces during a police raid on a civilian house in Batman during a series of violent clashes in the Kurdish regions of Turkey.<ref>[http://www.khrp.org/eutcc/14-04-06.htm EU-Turkey Civic Commission Submission on Recent Violence] on [[Kurdish Human Rights Project|khrp.org]]</ref>


==Threat of legal action==
==Threat of legal action==

Revision as of 04:04, 31 January 2011

Batman
Michael Keaton as Batman in Tim Burton's Batman (1989)
Michael Keaton as Batman in Tim Burton's Batman (1989)
Country Turkey
RegionSoutheastern Anatolia
ProvinceBatman
Government
 • MayorNejdet Atalay
Area
 • Province4,654 km2 (1,797 sq mi)
Elevation
550 m (1,800 ft)
Population
 (2009)
 • Urban
313,355
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
72x xx
Area code0488
Licence plate72
Websitehttp://www.batman-bld.gov.tr/

Batman (Kurdish: Bâtmôn) is the Batman capital of Batman Province, Turkey and lies on the Batman River in the[1] southeast of Turkey.

Government

The current mayor of Batman is Nejdet Atalay.[2] He was a member of the Kurdish Democratic Society Party until the Constitutional Court of Turkey banned that party on December 11, 2009 for alleged ties to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (an organization according to a number of nations and organizations), banning him and 36 other members of that now-disbanded political party from joining any political party for five years.[3] He is still mayor, but is no longer a member of any political party due to this court decision.

Economy

Batman Province is an important oil producing area, and Batman has Turkey's oldest refinery, established in 1955. A 494 km (307 mi) long pipeline transports crude oil from Batman to İskenderun. The railway track at nearby Kurtalan connects the city with Istanbul. There is also a regional airport near Batman.

History and demographics

Traditionally and historically this area was populated by Syriac Christians, among them this area had also strong population of pontic Greeks , Assyrians, Baghdadi Jews and Armenians, who lived in these areas from 500 BCE right up to the late 19th century.

Until the 1950s, Batman was a small village. When oil companies moved in and the city's economy started to grow, population figures began to rise. Many workers and state officials settled in the city. Presently, Batman faces a high level of unemployment. The city has been pegged to undergo renovations to become a tourist attraction.

Climate

Batman has a semi-arid climate with cold winters, and long, baking hot summers that usually reach temperatures of 50°C (122°F). Batman is a very dry city with lots of sunshine hours.

Climate data for Batman
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 7.5
(45.5) 		10.7
(51.3) 		15.8
(60.4) 		21.6
(70.9) 		27.6
(81.7) 		34.8
(94.6) 		39.5
(103.1) 		39.2
(102.6) 		34.4
(93.9) 		26.5
(79.7) 		16.7
(62.1) 		9.5
(49.1) 		23.7
(74.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −1.2
(29.8) 		0.3
(32.5) 		3.8
(38.8) 		8.5
(47.3) 		11.9
(53.4) 		16.6
(61.9) 		20.9
(69.6) 		20.2
(68.4) 		15.5
(59.9) 		10.4
(50.7) 		4.4
(39.9) 		0.7
(33.3) 		9.3
(48.8)
Average rainy days 11.0 10.8 11.6 11.4 7.8 2.4 0.5 0.4 1.0 5.8 8.1 10.9 81.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours 102.3 123.2 176.7 219 297.6 357 381.3 356.5 303 220.1 153 93 2,782.7
Source: Devlet Meteoroloji İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü [1]

Recent clashes

According to the EU-Turkey Civic Commission Submission on Recent Violence, on March 30, 2006, a 3-year-old boy was shot and killed by Turkish Security forces during a police raid on a civilian house in Batman during a series of violent clashes in the Kurdish regions of Turkey.[4]

On November 7, 2008, former Batman Mayor Hüseyin Kalkan began looking into the possibility of suing Christopher Nolan, director of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, and Warner Bros., distributor of the films, claiming the studios had been using "Batman", the name of the superhero, without permission from the city, and "placing the blame for a number of unsolved murders and a high female suicide rate on the psychological impact that the films' success has had on the city's inhabitants." No lawsuit has actually been filed.[5]

References

  1. ^ Turkey does not register ethnicity in census, and there are thus no verifiable official Batman figures. GlobalSecurity.org
  2. ^ Website of Batman mayor Nejdet Atalay (part of Batman city website, translated by Google)
  3. ^ Hacaoglu, Selcan (2009-12-11). Associated Press article: Turkey Bans Pro-Kurdish Party Over Ties to Rebels
  4. ^ EU-Turkey Civic Commission Submission on Recent Violence on khrp.org
  5. ^ Jaafar, Ali (2008-11-11). "Bat Spat: Turk kicks Caped Crusader (Mayor of Batman sues WB, Nolan: Southeastern city in Turkey fights for name)". London: Variety. Retrieved 2008-11-21. 'We are only aware of this claim via press reports and have not seen any actual legal action,' a Warner Bros. rep said in a statement. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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