In January 2006 founded, the Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive brings currently together a coalition of activists and 86 organisations: Affected municipalities, local environmental, cultural, women and human rights NGOs, professional associations and trade unions. It is possible to describe it as one of the broadest environmental movements in the Kurdish provinces.
We campaign to stop this project and for alternatives to be developed with the input of all relevant stakeholders at all stages with the aim of improving the socio-economic situation of the people in the region, developing the cultural heritage and saving the environment. In that framework the affected people were informed about the project and their rights, surveys were carried out, many reports were prepared, many protests were held in Hasankeyf and Dargecit/Ilisu, the Tigris valley, Diyarbakir/Batman and Ankara, delegations were sent to Europe, coalitions with other anti-dam movements in Turkey were established and relations to many human-rights/ecological organizations were developed on a national level in order to increase the pressure on the destructive Turkish water and dam policy. We try to intensify the campaign and develop the protest on local, national and international level.
Members of the “Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive”:
(totally 86)
Local Agenda 21, Diyarbakir
Local Agenda 21, Mardin
Local Agenda 21, Batman
Diyarbakir Immigrants’ Association for Social Cooperation and Culture (GÖÇ-DER)
Batman Immigrants’ Association for Social Cooperation and Culture (GÖÇ-DER)
Human Rights Association (IHD)
Foundation for the Protection and Promotion of the Environmental and Cultural Heritage (ÇEKÜL)
Diyarbakir Association for Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets
Association of Archeology, Culture and Art, Diyarbakir
Selis Women Consultation Association, Diyarbakir
Selis Women Consultation Association, Batman
Dikasum – Womens Problems Research and Implementation Center, Diyarbakir
Epi-Dem – Education and Psychological Consulting Center, Diyarbakir
Bahar Culture Centre, Batman
Eastern Scientific and Cultural Reserach Cooperative, Diyarbakir
Mulburry Scientific and Cultural Reserach Cooperative, Diyarbakir
Volunteers for Environment Association, Diyarbakir (ÇEV-GÖN)
Volunteers for Environment Association, Batman
Volunteers for Hasankeyf Association, Batman
Culture and Art Association, Batman
Kürdi-Der, Batman
Association of Nomads, Batman
Mazlum-Der, Batman
Students Association of Batman University
Tourism and Presentation Association, Batman
Association for Struggling against Poverty, Batman
Association of Imams and Ecclesiastic, Batman
Association of Disabled, Batman
Association of Journalists, Batman
Batman Nature Association
Tuhay Association, Batman
Batman Petroleum, Chemical, and Rubber Workers’ Union (PETROL-İŞ)
Union of General Laborers (Genel-Is), Batman
Union of Education, Batman
Union of Food Workers (Tek-Gıda İş), Batman
Union of Installations Laborers (Tek-Gıda İş), Batman
Association of all local mayors in Batman
Union of Local Authority Workers (Tüm Bel-Sen), Batman
Union of Health and Social Service Workers (SES), Diyarbakir
Union of Energy, Industry and Mining Public Laborers (ESM), Diyarbakir
Union of Food Workers (Tek-Gıda İş), Diyarbakir
Diyarbakır Bar Council
Batman Bar Council
Chamber of Doctors, Diyarbakir
Chamber of Doctors, Batman
Chamber of Pharmacists, Mus-Siirt-Batman
Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects (TMMOB) Province Coordination, Diyarbakir
Chamber of Architects, Diyarbakir
Chamber of Civil Engineers, Diyarbakir
Chamber of Electrical Engineers, Diyarbakir
Chamber of Environmental Engineers, Diyarbakir
Chamber of Geologists, Diyarbakir
Chamber of Urban Planners, Diyarbakir
Chamber of Mechanical Engineer, Diyarbakir
Chamber of Agricultural Engineers, Diyarbakır
Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects (TMMOB) Province Coordination, Batman
Chamber of Mechanical Engineers, Batman
Chamber of Pharmacists, Batman
Chamber of Shopowners and craftsmen, Batman
Union of Shoowner Chambers, Batman
Chamber of Minibus Drivers, Batman
Trade Chamber Chairman, Batman
Chamber of Cafe Owners, Batman
Union of Southeastern Anatolia Region Municipalities (GABB)
Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality
Batman Municipality
Siirt Municipality
Hasankeyf Municipality, Batman
Dargecit Municipality, Mardin
Bismil Municipality, Diyarbakır
Kurtalan Municipality, Siirt
Besiri Municipality, Batman
Gercüs Municipality, Batman
Kozluk Municipality, Batman
Yenişehir Municipality, Diyarbakır
Sur Municipality, Diyarbakir
Kayapinar Municipality, Diyarbakir
Baglar Municipality, Diyarbakir
Sirnak Municipality
Idil Municipality, Sirnak
Nusaybin Municipality, Mardin
Surgücü Municipality, Mardin
Yalim Municipality, Mardin
Kiziltepe Municipality, Mardin
Ergani Municipality, Diyarbakir
Silvan Municipality, Diyarbakir