Ömerli, formerly known as Amara, is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Halfeti, Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey.

[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.

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.

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