the 2017–18 Second League season as runners-up. Notable people Evdilsemedê Babek (972–1019), Kurdish poet Ali Hariri (1009–1079/80), Kurdish poet Izz al-Din Shir (1384–1453) Famous founder of the Emirate of Hakkâri Çelik Gülersoy (1930–2006), Turkish lawyer of Kurdish descent Hacı Karay (1950–1994), Kurdish Human rights Activist Savaş Buldan (1961–1994), Kurdish Businessperson Yılmaz Erdoğan (born 1967), film actor, activist, poet Pervin Buldan (born 1967), Turkish politician of Kurdish origin Abdullah Zeydan (born 1972), Kurdish politician Climate Hakkâri is a rare example of a hot-summer, Mediterranean-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dsa, Trewartha climate classification: Dca). The winters are cold and snowy with an average of −5 °C (23 °F), while summers are hot and dry. The lowest recorded temperature was −22.7 °C (−8.86 °F) on 7 February 1997. The summer are hot and dry with an average of 25 °C (76 °F). The highest recorded temperature was 37 °C (98.6 °F) on 2 August 1991. See also 1930 Hakkari earthquake 2010 Hakkâri bus attack 2011 Hakkâri attack Emirate of Hakkâri Massacres of Badr Khan Hakkari (historical region) References External links History of Hakkari (in Turkish) Assyrians in Hakkari Cities in Turkey Populated places in Hakkâri Province Turkish Kurdistan Kurdish settlements in Hakkâri Province