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Hunting seasons · 2026/2027 · Updated

Hunting seasons in Diyarbakır

Diyarbakır: the open seasons for every game species, class by class, and where they differ from the dates that hold everywhere in Turkey. With Pro, the HunTracker app sends a notification on the day the main seasons open or close.

Diyarbakır's own seasons: the national dates with the area's main deviations. The area's regulation in force prevails.

Big game

SpeciesSex / age classOpen season
Wild boarBoth sexes1 –

Small game

SpeciesSex / age classOpen season
Common quailBoth sexes –
European turtle doveBoth sexes –
Chukar partridgeBoth sexes –
Eurasian cootBoth sexes –
Greater white-fronted gooseBoth sexes –
MallardBoth sexes –
Eurasian wigeonBoth sexes –
Eurasian tealBoth sexes –
Ferruginous duckBoth sexes –
Tufted duckBoth sexes –
Northern shovelerBoth sexes –
GarganeyBoth sexes –
Rock doveBoth sexes –
Common wood pigeonBoth sexes –
Great cormorantBoth sexes –
European hareBoth sexes –
Common blackbirdBoth sexes2No open season
Common pochardBoth sexes2No open season
Common snipeBoth sexes2No open season
Eurasian woodcockBoth sexes2No open season
GadwallBoth sexes2No open season
Grey partridgeBoth sexes2No open season
Northern pintailBoth sexes2No open season
Sand partridgeBoth sexes2No open season
Song thrushBoth sexes2No open season

Predators and other game

SpeciesSex / age classOpen season
Eurasian jayBoth sexes –
Western jackdawBoth sexes –
RookBoth sexes –
Hooded crowBoth sexes –
Eurasian magpieBoth sexes –
Red foxBoth sexes –
Golden jackalBoth sexes1 –

Where Diyarbakır differs from the rest of Turkey

Compared with the dates that hold everywhere in Turkey:

  • European hare: – · everywhere in Turkey: –
  • Common blackbird: No open season · everywhere in Turkey: –
  • Common pochard: No open season · everywhere in Turkey: –
  • Common snipe: No open season · everywhere in Turkey: –
  • Eurasian woodcock: No open season · everywhere in Turkey: –
  • Gadwall: No open season · everywhere in Turkey: –
  • Grey partridge: No open season · everywhere in Turkey: –
  • Northern pintail: No open season · everywhere in Turkey: –
  • Sand partridge: No open season · everywhere in Turkey: –
  • Song thrush: No open season · everywhere in Turkey: –
  • Red fox: – · everywhere in Turkey: –

Openings and closings by month

January

Closes

March

Closes

August

Opens

October

Opens

November

Closes

Notes

  1. Damage-control hunting may also be allowed outside the season.
  2. Protected in this province in the 2026–2027 hunting year.
Source
T.C. Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı, DKMP Genel Müdürlüğü
Legal basis
2026–2027 Av Dönemi Merkez Av Komisyonu (MAK) Kararı
Published

Diyarbakır's own regulations prevail: they can add closures, quotas or restrictions not shown here. Season information in the app is for guidance only. Always check current legislation and local rules before you hunt.

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