An old cemetery is seen in Hasankeyf, which will be significantly submerged by the Ilisu Dam, with the new Hasankeyf in the background in the southeastern town of Hasankeyf, Turkey, October 3, 2019. Picture taken October 3, 2019. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar
HASANKEYF, Turkey (Reuters) - In the ancient Turkish town of Hasankeyf, the Ozturk family are selling all the livestock that was their livelihood as they prepare to uproot to government-built housing across the Tigris River before the waters rise.
They are among around 3,000 residents of the town who are being forced to leave by an Oct. 8 deadline to make way for the Ilisu Dam, a project two decades in the making that will generate electricity for southeast Turkey.
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