The potholes have exhausted the people! They planted a tree in the middle of the road to make their voices heard.

The potholes have exhausted the people! They planted a tree in the middle of the road to make their voices heard.

29.06.2026 23:20

In the Çermik district of Diyarbakır, residents carried out an unusual protest on a 20-kilometer village road that has turned into a molehill due to winter rains. Citizens symbolically planted trees in the deep potholes of the road used by approximately 20 villages and hamlets, calling on authorities to urgently repair the road that is damaging their vehicles.

The neighborhood roads in the Haseran region, used by nearly 20 villages and hamlets in the Çermik district of Diyarbakır, were damaged due to the rainy winter season.

THEY PLANTED TREES IN THE POTHOLES TO PROTEST

Bülent Aldağ and Servan Dağtekin, residents of the region seeking to make their voices heard, symbolically planted trees in the deep potholes that formed on the road.

Symbolic tree planting in potholes

“WE RESORTED TO SUCH A METHOD TO MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD”

Bülent Aldağ said, ''The road is about 20 kilometers long, and many villagers use it. There are numerous deep potholes on the road. The potholes damage vehicles. We resorted to such a method to make our voices heard. We want this road to be built by the authorities.''  

Second image of protest planting

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