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Bitlis (District Municipality, Turkey)

image by Tomislav Šipek, 21 September 2021

Flag of Bitlis
Previous flag
Bitlis Eren University (Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi - BEÜ)
Bitlis Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Bitlis Ticaret ve Sanayi Odası)

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Flag of Bitlis

The new flag of municipality depicts the five minarets more stylistically.

http://www.bika.gov.tr/haberdetay-2021-Yili-Haziran-Ayi-Meclis-Toplantisi-Yapildi

Tomislav Šipek, 21 September 2021

The new logo, unveiled in February 2021, was selected in a public contest among 332 proposals. The winning design was submitted by the photographer and designer Ejder Bakırhan, from Tatvan. The second prize was awarded to Neslihan Şıkman, from Trabzon, the third prize was awarded to Recep Arslan, from Mardin, the fourth prize was awarded to Orhan Aydoğmuş, from Van, and the fourth prize to Sinan Gümüş, from Bitlis.
https://bitlis.bel.tr/bitlis-belediyesi-logosu-belirlendi/
Municipal website, 25 February 2021

The contest rules stated that "the logo should contain a modern interpretation of one, several or all of the traditional symbols of Bitlis such as a walnut, a castle, honey and five minarets."
https://bitlis.bel.tr/bitlis-belediyesi-yeni-logosunu-ariyor/
Municipal website

Ivan Sache, 21 September 2021

Previous flag

image by Tomislav Šipek, 21 September 2021

The flag of Bitlis (photo) is white with the municipality's emblem in the middle. "Belediyesi" means "Municipality".
The five minarets recall a famous Turkish folk song, Bitlis'te Beş Minare (Five Minarest in Bitlis; performed by Oyalı Yazma and Gamze Can), which starts with "Five minarets in Bitlis / Come closer boy come closer..."

Tomislav Šipek, 28 June 2017

Bitlis Eren University

Flag of Bitlis Eren University - Image by Ivan Sache, 28 Jubne 2017

Bitlis Eren University (Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi - BEÜ) was established in 2007.

The flag of BEÜ (photo, photo, photo, photo, photo, photo) is white with the university's emblem in the center.
The emblem is made of the "five minarets in Bitlis" forming a stylized representation of letters "B", "E" and "Ü".
[BEÜ website]

Bitlis Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Flag of the Bitlis Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Image by Ivan Sache, 16 November 2017

The flag of the Bitlis Chamber of Commerce and Industry (photo, photo) is white with the organization's logo.

Ivan Sache, 16 November 2017