People Flood Diyarbakır for Nowruz Celebrations

Thousands of people descended upon Newroz Park in Diyarbakır, Turkey’s largest Kurdish-majority city, on Saturday, March 21, to celebrate the spring festival of Newroz, or new year. Newroz, which coincides with the equinox, is celebrated by at least 300 million people, according to the UN, in particular in Iran, Turkey and Syria. The celebration was marked by music, colorful clothing and traditional dances. Credit: YouTube/dokuz8Haber Ajansı