Kocaköy (Kurdish: Karaz;[2] Ottoman Turkish: کاراز[3]) is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey.

[7] The current District Governor is Yasin Yunak,[8] who was also appointed as trustee after Nazlıer was dismissed.

[9] There are 22 neighbourhoods in Kocaköy District:[10] During the conflict between the Turkish Government and the Workers' Party of Kurdistan (PKK), a part of the districts rural population was resettled urban areas.

[11] In 2017 curfews were declared by the Turkish government aimed to support the fight against the PKK.

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