Çermik
Çermik is a town and district of Diyarbakır Province of Turkey. The population is 50,812. The mayor is Şehmus Karamehmetoğlu from the Justice and Development Party, and the current Kaymakam is Nazlı Demir.
Çermik, once called Aberna when it was a Byzantine city, got its name from its world-famous natural spa. The water in the Çermik Spa contains natrium chloride, calcium sulfate and fluoride and can be used externally as well as internally to heal rheumatism, digestive problems, illnesses of the thyroid glands, kidneys and urinary passages and metabolism problems.
As of 2006, the population of Çermik is about 21 000. Main attractions are the Haburman Bridge, Çeteci Abdullah Pasha Madrasa, Ulu Cami the Bandeler Fountain and the Gelincik Dağı
