| Type: | metro district |
| Hani | |
| Coordinates: | 38.4136°N 40.3925°W |
| Province: | Diyarbakır |
| Leader Party: | DEM |
| Leader Name: | Besile Narin |
| Area Total Km2: | 436 |
| Population Total: | 32519 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Postal Code: | 21800 |
| Area Code: | 0412 |
Hani (Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928);: هانی Hani, Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928);: پالی معدن Palimaden,[1] Kurdish: Hênî[2]) is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 436 km2,[4] and its population is 32,519 (2022).[5] It is populated by Kurds.
The locals in Hani took part in the Sheikh Said rebellion in 1925. Subsequently, the town experienced special surveillance and scrutiny from the state.[6]
After the victory of the Democratic Regions Party (DBP) in the local elections in 2014, Hani became a hotspot for the women movement in Diyarbakır Province. A women's center was opened in presence of the Metropolitan Mayor of Diyarbakır, Gültan Kışanak.[7] The DBP mayor was dismissed over alleged links with the Kurdistan Workers' Party in October 2016 and a trustee was imposed by the Ministry of the interior.[8] In the local elections of March 2019 İbrahim Lale of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) was elected mayor.[9]
There are 26 neighbourhoods in Hani District:[10]
. Uğur Ümit Üngör. Uğur Ümit Üngör. The Making of Modern Turkey: Nation and State in Eastern Anatolia, 1913-1950. OUP Oxford. 2012. 197.