Siirt Province · Turkey
Siirt travel guide
Siirt is a city in Siirt Province, Turkey, home to about 166,000 people.
- Best months
- May and October
- Nearest airport
- NKT54 km · Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport
- Currency
- TRYTurkish lira
- Time zone
- Europe/Istanbul
- Language
- Turkish
About
About Siirt
The Turkish Republic is paranoid that its ethnic minorities will rebel or secede, and rules them with a heavy hand that incites unrest. Most of Siirt's population are Kurdish and there are also many Arabs. There were major civil uprisings and police reprisals through the 2010s. The area for now has an uneasy calm, but check the situation before visiting, and stay out of local politics.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Siirt
See
- Great Mosque
- Clock Tower
- Botan Valley National Park
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When to go
The best time to visit Siirt
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Siirt are May and October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 38 °C; March is the wettest, with about 109 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Siirt: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT), about 54 km from the city centre in a straight line; Batman Airport (BAL, 73 km) and Muş Airport (MSR, 104 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Siirt is on Highway D-370, 190 km east of Diyarbakır the principal city of southeastern Anatolia, and 90 km east of Batman. Southeast of town the highway hairpins down into the river canyon and out again, then heads towards Cizre near the border tri-point of Turkey, Syria and Iraq. Siirt Airport (SXZ) is 13 km northwest of town. It has flights from Istanbul (IST) three days a week, and from Ankara (ESB) two days a week. Otherwise fly into Batman (BAL), which has daily flights from Istanbul and Ankara. The nearest railway station is Kurtalan 30 km west.
Getting around
You need wheels to explore the canyon. A dozen bus lines and a dozen taxi operators serve the city.
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NKT · Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport
BAL · Batman Airport
MSR · Muş Airport
Questions
Siirt: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Siirt?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Siirt are May and October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 38 °C; March is the wettest, with about 109 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Siirt?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT), about 54 km from the city centre in a straight line; Batman Airport (BAL, 73 km) and Muş Airport (MSR, 104 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Siirt?
Turkish lira (TRY).
Nearby
Destinations near Siirt
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.