Sociologist Aynur Zengeralp remarks that when the population who migrated to Diyarbakır could not fulfill their needs for living, they were obliged to migrate to further west.
Zengeralp dibêje di salên 1980an de nifûsa navend û navçeyên Amedê 700 hezar bûye, lêbelê ji salên 2000î şûnde ev hekmar gihiştiye 1.5 milyonê.