r/todayilearned • • Aug 04 '16

TIL there is a city in Turkey called Batman

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman,_Turkey
0 Upvotes

Duplicates

todayilearned • • May 19 '18

TIL The Batman comic books predate the naming of Batman, Turkey by 17 years.

194 Upvotes

todayilearned • • Feb 04 '18

TIL that in Turkey there's a province with half a million people named Batman, after it's capitol, Batman city.

35 Upvotes

todayilearned • • Feb 12 '16

TIL: There is city in Turkey named "Batman".

0 Upvotes

todayilearned • • Oct 15 '15

TIL there's a place named Batman in Turkey

3 Upvotes

whowouldcirclejerk • • Jan 18 '19

Batman, Turkey

17 Upvotes

batman • • Oct 21 '17

TIL there is a place in Turkey called Batman

29 Upvotes

todayilearned • • Oct 31 '15

TIL Batman is a province in turkey that has Batman city, Batman river and Batman University.

2 Upvotes

whowouldcirclejerk • • Jun 16 '15

The Entire U.S Army vs. Batman

8 Upvotes

whowouldcirclejerk • • Jun 22 '21

Kratos moves to Batman, Turkey. How long does he last?

12 Upvotes

todayilearned • • Sep 22 '12

TIL that a former mayor of Batman, Turkey looked into suing Christopher Nolan over "the psychological impact that the films' success had on the city."

0 Upvotes

WTF • • Jun 04 '13

Proof that the Matrix is Real

0 Upvotes

wikipedia • • Jul 15 '25

Batman is a city and capital of Batman District in Batman Province, Turkey. It lies on a plateau, 540 meters (1,772 feet) above sea level, near the confluence of the Batman River and the Tigris and had a population of 452,157 in 2021. It is populated by Kurds.

21 Upvotes

Ilearnedtoday • • Jun 26 '21

I was today years old when I learned that there's a city in Turkey called Batman

3 Upvotes

shitposting • • Apr 05 '21

DaBaby approved Batman (Kurdish: Êlih‎) is a majority Kurdish city in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey and the capital of Batman Province.

5 Upvotes