Background
Dicle Electricity Distribution (Dicle Elektrik Dağıtım A.Ş.), or DEDAŞ, is an electricity distribution system operator in southwestern Turkey. The region it operates in includes the cities of Diyarbakır, where the company is headquartered, and Şanlıurfa, Mardin, Siirt, Şırnak and Batman.
DEDAŞ is the second largest electricity distribution company in Turkey with around 5,500 employees. It serves more than 1.8 million subscribers across an area covering more than 60,000km2. One of its key tasks is reading the electricity meters of its customers, as well as carrying out electrical maintenance and repairs.