Emin Özmen Young men stand next to caves, newly discovered on the construction site. They're destined to be submerged in water in a few months. The city, whose first settlements date back 12,000 years, has an (...)
Emin Özmen A platform above the Tigris river in Hasankeyf where tourists have lunch and drink tea to keep cool in summer. With the construction of the Ilisu Dam on the Tigris River, over 50 villages and sever (...)
Emin Özmen Children play in the water, on the roof of a partially sunken mosque in Savasan. The village (only accessible by boat) attracts all the attention. More than 200,000 visitors come every year to admi (...)
Carolyn Drake At the "dam houses" built for people displaced by the Batman dam, residents make fires in the dried grass outside their homes to fend off the prolific scorpion population. Batman Province. Turkey. (...)
Carolyn Drake In his tailor shop, a man displays a drawing of Hasankeyf made by his uncle. With the construction of the Ilisu Dam on the Tigris River, over 50 villages and several small towns, including Hasankey (...)
Carolyn Drake Kurdish women on the outskirts of Hasankeyf. Hasankeyf, Batman Province. Turkey. 2008. © Carolyn Drake | Magnum Photos
