Roj Bash Kurdistan

Take a tour through the magnificent underwater Kurdish city of Hasankeyf



Show your children pictures of how beautiful Hasankeyf was before it was flooded - because you and other Kurds were far too lazy to prevent the destruction of a Kurdish heritage site



http://www.hasankeyfmatters.com/

http://readtiger.com/wkp/en/Hasankeyf

http://www.chris-kutschera.com/A/Hasankeyf.htm

http://hasankeyf.itgo.com/information.html

Beautiful photos of Hasankeyf

http://photo.net/photodb/slideshow?folder_id=852229

A Path to the Preservation of Hasankeyf

The 5th Hasankeyf Ingathering has recently taken place

Visual artists, photojournalists, radio journalists, and other interested parties were invited to help us build an archive – paintings, sketches, films, photographs, and sound recordings – of Hasankeyf. The goal is to create a collection of compelling images and narratives reflecting Hasankeyf’s archaeological remains, nature, and intangible culture, giving all stakeholders the opportunity to see the town’s living heritage as a vital component of sustainable economic development in the region.

Participants in the 5th Hasankeyf Ingathering encouraged to become familiar with the town and its people, work with children doing art, explore the area along the river and in the surrounding canyons, and create visual images, videos, and sound recordings – of landscapes, archaeological fragments, street scenes, flora and fauna, local craftsmen and musicians at work, the people of Hasankeyf or simply whatever caugth their eyes, ears or hearts

Is there still hope for Hasankeyf?

The Ilısu Dam is due to be completed this year and threatens to destroy 80 percent of Hasankeyf. However, it remains unclear when – or how high – the waters of the new Ilısu Reservoir will be allowed to rise. In effect, no one knows how much time Hasankeyf has left, because there is no transparent plan for evacuating residents and salvaging select archaeological monuments.

If the MILLIONS of Kurds living in North Kurdistan cared more for Kurdish heritage and less for TURKISH TV this particular dam project could have been closed down years ago