Aq Qoyunlu
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The Aq Qoyunlu or the White Sheep Turkomans was a culturally Persianate, Sunni Turkoman tribal confederation. Founded in the Diyarbakir region by Qara Yuluk Uthman Beg, they ruled parts of present-day eastern Turkey from 1378 to 1503, and in their last decades also ruled Armenia, Azerbaijan, much of Iran, Iraq, and Oman where the ruler of Hormuz recognised Aq Qoyunlu suzerainty. The Aq Qoyunlu empire reached its zenith under Uzun Hasan.
Kasımiye Medrese, completed in 1445 by Kasım, a son of Akkoyunlu sultan Mu'izz-al-Din.
Zeynel Bey Mausoleum, formerly located in Hasankeyf.
Kasımiye Medrese
Diyarbakır
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Diyarbakır, formerly Diyarbekir, is the largest Kurdish-majority city in Turkey. It is the administrative center of Diyarbakır Province.
Image: Goletli Park, Diyarbakir
Image: Diyarbakir Great Mosque DSCF8201
Image: Pira dehderî 2014
Image: Diyarbakr Western City Wall