Ömerli, Halfeti

Neighbourhood in Halfeti, Şanlıurfa, Turkey

Ömerli, formerly known as Amara, is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Halfeti, Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey.^[1] Its population is 545 (2022).^[2]

The village is the birthplace of Abdullah Öcalan, the founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), who was born there on April 4, 1949. Every year on his birthday thousands of Kurds celebrate his birthday. On April 4, 2009, a group of 3,000 Kurds was marching towards Amara to celebrate Öcalans 60th birthday. The march was interrupted by Turkish authorities resulting in clashes. Two men lost their lives.^[3]

Notable people

• Abdullah Öcalan (*1949), Founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party
• Osman Öcalan (1958-2021), Kurdish Military commander.
• Ömer Öcalan (*1987), politician of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and a current member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey

References

1. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
2. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
3. "Reports: Kurdish protesters, Turkish police clash, EU". Institutkurde.org (in French). Retrieved 2019-05-19.