Editing Talk:Diyarbakır (section)

== Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 20 January 2026 ==

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Change de facto to de jure. 
De facto would imply that there is a Kurdish state with effective control over Diyarbakır which uses it as its capital. This is not the case. [[Special:Contributions/&#126;2026-43926-5|&#126;2026-43926-5]] ([[User talk:&#126;2026-43926-5|talk]]) 20:47, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
:{{not done}}''':'''<!-- Template:EEp --> No, that is what de jure would imply. De facto here simply means that Diyarbakır functions as the capital of Kurdistan in reality, even though it has no legal status as such (as Kurdistan itself has no legal status as a state). [[User:Day Creature|Day Creature]] ([[User talk:Day Creature|talk]]) 22:38, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
::Then it shouldn't be said to be a capital at all, since it neither functions as its capital in reality nor does it have any legal status. [[Special:Contributions/&#126;2026-43926-5|&#126;2026-43926-5]] ([[User talk:&#126;2026-43926-5|talk]]) 16:38, 21 January 2026 (UTC)
:::The cited ''New York Times'' source describes it as the informal Kurdish capital. I wouldn't be opposed to changing "de facto" to "informal" to match the wording used by the source. [[User:Day Creature|Day Creature]] ([[User talk:Day Creature|talk]]) 17:13, 21 January 2026 (UTC)
::::Yeah I think that's better. 
::::Also, I'm a bit new to this section of Wikipedia, on the top right of this post it says I should set the |answered= parameter to no to reactivate the request. Is it something I have to do for you to be able to edit the page? [[Special:Contributions/&#126;2026-43926-5|&#126;2026-43926-5]] ([[User talk:&#126;2026-43926-5|talk]]) 18:51, 21 January 2026 (UTC)
:::::OK, I've changed it to "informal capital". No need to reactivate the request. [[User:Day Creature|Day Creature]] ([[User talk:Day Creature|talk]]) 20:56, 21 January 2026 (UTC)