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Hasankeyf, one of the world's most ancient cities, stands under threat of becoming a modern day Atlantis if Turkey succeeds in building a massive hydro-electric dam on the Tigris river. The largely Kurdish population living in the area will also be displaced. Some say as many as 60,000 people will be pushed out of their homes and relocated to prefabricated communities, or have no other choice...
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  • April 7, 2009. Hasankeyf, Turkey...Erkhan walks up the hill of an ancient cave dwelling still used by locals as a shed for their livestock. Erkhan and his family will be relocated by the state if the Ilisu dam is built. Hasankeyf is an ancient city on the river Tirgris first settled by man possibly as early as 10,000 years ago. Archaeological studies have yet to reveal its true history, but evidence of Mongolian invasions and Roman tiling show that it is rich in heritage. The Turkish government plans to build a massive dam down river at Ilisu which would submerge the city under water, but national and international campaigns against the project continue to stall the foreign credits given by European governments to fund the controversial undertaking. By photographer Anne Holmes
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  • April 7 2009. Hasankeyf, Turkey...View of the ancient city of Hasankeyf. Hasankeyf is an ancient city on the river Tirgris first settled by man possibly as early as 10,000 years ago. Archaeological studies have yet to reveal its true history, but evidence of Mongolian invasions and Roman tiling show that it is rich in heritage. The Turkish government plans to build a massive dam down river at Ilisu which would submerge the city under water, but national and international campaigns against the project continue to stall the foreign credits given by European governments to fund the controversial undertaking. By photographer Anne Holmes
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  • April 7, 2009. Hasankeyf, Turkey...Young girls play along the Tigris river in Hasankeyf. Hasankeyf is an ancient city on the river Tirgris first settled by man possibly as early as 10,000 years ago. Archaeological studies have yet to reveal its true history, but evidence of Mongolian invasions and Roman tiling show that it is rich in heritage. The Turkish government plans to build a massive dam down river at Ilisu which would submerge the city under water, but national and international campaigns against the project continue to stall the foreign credits given by European governments to fund the controversial undertaking. By photographer Anne Holmes
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  • April 9, 2009. Hasankeyf, Turkey...View of the ancient city of Hasankeyf. Hasankeyf is an ancient city on the river Tirgris first settled by man possibly as early as 10,000 years ago. Archaeological studies have yet to reveal its true history, but evidence of Mongolian invasions and Roman tiling show that it is rich in heritage. The Turkish government plans to build a massive dam down river at Ilisu which would submerge the city under water, but national and international campaigns against the project continue to stall the foreign credits given by European governments to fund the controversial undertaking. By photographer Anne Holmes
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  • April 9, 2009. Hasankeyf, Turkey...View of the ancient city of Hasankeyf. Hasankeyf is an ancient city on the river Tirgris first settled by man possibly as early as 10,000 years ago. Archaeological studies have yet to reveal its true history, but evidence of Mongolian invasions and Roman tiling show that it is rich in heritage. The Turkish government plans to build a massive dam down river at Ilisu which would submerge the city under water, but national and international campaigns against the project continue to stall the foreign credits given by European governments to fund the controversial undertaking. By photographer Anne Holmes
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  • April 9, 2009. Hasankeyf, Turkey...View of the ancient city of Hasankeyf. Hasankeyf is an ancient city on the river Tirgris first settled by man possibly as early as 10,000 years ago. Archaeological studies have yet to reveal its true history, but evidence of Mongolian invasions and Roman tiling show that it is rich in heritage. The Turkish government plans to build a massive dam down river at Ilisu which would submerge the city under water, but national and international campaigns against the project continue to stall the foreign credits given by European governments to fund the controversial undertaking. By photographer Anne Holmes
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  • April 9, 2009. Hasankeyf, Turkey...View of the ancient city of Hasankeyf. Hasankeyf is an ancient city on the river Tirgris first settled by man possibly as early as 10,000 years ago. Archaeological studies have yet to reveal its true history, but evidence of Mongolian invasions and Roman tiling show that it is rich in heritage. The Turkish government plans to build a massive dam down river at Ilisu which would submerge the city under water, but national and international campaigns against the project continue to stall the foreign credits given by European governments to fund the controversial undertaking. By photographer Anne Holmes
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  • April 7, 2009. Hasankeyf, Turkey...View of the cave dwellings at Hasankeyf from the top of the old city still inhabited today. Hasankeyf is an ancient city on the river Tirgris first settled by man possibly as early as 10,000 years ago. Archaeological studies have yet to reveal its true history, but evidence of Mongolian invasions and Roman tiling show that it is rich in heritage. The Turkish government plans to build a massive dam down river at Ilisu which would submerge the city under water, but national and international campaigns against the project continue to stall the foreign credits given by European governments to fund the controversial undertaking. By photographer Anne Holmes
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  • April 7 2009 Hasankeyf, Turkey...The remains of a 13th century madrasa at Hasnakeyf. Hasankeyf is an ancient city on the river Tirgris first settled by man possibly as early as 10,000 years ago. Archaeological studies have yet to reveal its true history, but evidence of Mongolian invasions and Roman tiling show that it is rich in heritage. The Turkish government plans to build a massive dam down river at Ilisu which would submerge the city under water, but national and international campaigns against the project continue to stall the foreign credits given by European governments to fund the controversial undertaking. By photographer Anne Holmes
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  • April 7, 2009. Hasankeyf, Turkey.... A 15th century tomb with mosaic details. This monument would be moved to a archaeological park if the Ilisu dam is built. Hasankeyf is an ancient city on the river Tirgris first settled by man possibly as early as 10,000 years ago. Archaeological studies have yet to reveal its true history, but evidence of Mongolian invasions and Roman tiling show that it is rich in heritage. The Turkish government plans to build a massive dam down river at Ilisu which would submerge the city under water, but national and international campaigns against the project continue to stall the foreign credits given by European governments to fund the controversial undertaking. By photographer Anne Holmes
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  • April 7, 2009. Hasankeyf, Turkey...Erkhan and his family will be relocated by the state if the Ilisu dam is built. Hasankeyf is an ancient city on the river Tirgris first settled by man possibly as early as 10,000 years ago. Archaeological studies have yet to reveal its true history, but evidence of Mongolian invasions and Roman tiling show that it is rich in heritage. The Turkish government plans to build a massive dam down river at Ilisu which would submerge the city under water, but national and international campaigns against the project continue to stall the foreign credits given by European governments to fund the controversial undertaking. By photographer Anne Holmes
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  • 7 April, 2009. Hasankeyf, Turkey...Erkhan's mother rocks her grandson to sleep her home in Hasankeyf. Her family will be relocated by the state if the Ilisu dam project is realized. Hasankeyf is an ancient city on the river Tirgris first settled by man possibly as early as 10,000 years ago. Archaeological studies have yet to reveal its true history, but evidence of Mongolian invasions and Roman tiling show that it is rich in heritage. The Turkish government plans to build a massive dam down river at Ilisu which would submerge the city under water, but national and international campaigns against the project continue to stall the foreign credits given by European governments to fund the controversial undertaking. By photographer Anne Holmes
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  • April 8, 2009. Hasankeyf, Turkey...This woman is the only person still living in the ancient cave dwellings at Hasankeyf. Hasankeyf is an ancient city on the river Tirgris first settled by man possibly as early as 10,000 years ago. Archaeological studies have yet to reveal its true history, but evidence of Mongolian invasions and Roman tiling show that it is rich in heritage. The Turkish government plans to build a massive dam down river at Ilisu which would submerge the city under water, but national and international campaigns against the project continue to stall the foreign credits given by European governments to fund the controversial undertaking. By photographer Anne Holmes
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  • 7 April, 2009. Hasankeyf, Turkey...Erkhan's grandmother looks out at the river Tigris from her home in Hasankeyf. Her family will be relocated by the state if the Ilisu dam project is realized. Hasankeyf is an ancient city on the river Tirgris first settled by man possibly as early as 10,000 years ago. Archaeological studies have yet to reveal its true history, but evidence of Mongolian invasions and Roman tiling show that it is rich in heritage. The Turkish government plans to build a massive dam down river at Ilisu which would submerge the city under water, but national and international campaigns against the project continue to stall the foreign credits given by European governments to fund the controversial undertaking. By photographer Anne Holmes
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  • 13, April, 2009. Sucheken, Turkey...Hakki and Izzetin Yilmaz walk to the Tigris river to collect the fish from the nets they have left overnight. By photographer Anne Holmes
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  • April 8, 2009. Suceken, Turkey...The Yilmaz family seen preparing the nets for fishing on the Tigris river. The residents of Suceken have actively fought the Ilisu dam project. Their village depends on fishing for its livlihood and the dam would force them to be relocated to a site yet to be determined. By photographer Anne Holmes
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  • April 8, 2009. Suceken, Turkey...The Yilmaz family seen preparing the nets for fishing on the Tigris river. The residents of Suceken have actively fought the Ilisu dam project. Their village depends on fishing for its livlihood and the dam would force them to be relocated to a site yet to be determined. By photographer Anne Holmes
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  • April 8, 2009. Suceken, Turkey...The Yilmaz family seen preparing the nets for fishing on the Tigris river. The residents of Suceken have actively fought the Ilisu dam project. Their village depends on fishing for its livlihood and the dam would force them to be relocated to a site yet to be determined. By photographer Anne Holmes
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  • 13, April, 2009. Sucheken, Turkey...Izzetin Yilmaz comes to shore with the fishing nets he and his nephew left over night. By photographer Anne Holmes
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  • 13, April, 2009. Sucheken, Turkey...Izzetin and Hakki Yilmaz remove the fish they caught in nets they left over night. By photographer Anne Holmes
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  • 13, April, 2009. Sucheken, Turkey...Izzetin Yilmaz bags the fish they caught in nets they left over night. By photographer Anne Holmes
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  • 13, April, 2009. Sucheken, Turkey...Izzetin and Hakki Yilmaz walk back to the village with their cousin Mehmet, carying the fish they caught over night. By photographer Anne Holmes
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  • 13, April, 2009. Sucheken, Turkey...Mehmet Yilmaz weighs two large fish he caught in the Tigris river that morning. By photographer Anne Holmes
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  • 12, April, 2009. Sucheken, Turkey...Fazile Yilmaz indicates the food she gathers from the land in order to feed her family and talks about how the Ilisu dam will impact their lives as her daughter Helin looks on. By photographer Anne Holmes
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  • 12, April, 2009. Sucheken, Turkey...The Yilmaz family discusses recent clashes between Turkish forces and PKK fighters as broadcast on ROJ TV, the satellite Kurdish station out of Denmark that Turkish authorities continue to try to shut down. By photographer Anne Holmes
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