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The air pollution is a major public health problem in the Southeastern Region (SEA) of Turkeyas in many regions of the world. Therefore this study intends to assess and evaluate air quality levels in the SEA through the years of 2011-2015. Methods: The data for this cross-sectional study was taken from the website of the air quality monitoring stations at Ministry of Environment and Urbanization of Turkey. Dependent variables of the study were; PM10 and SO2 values and independent variables were; province, winter season, summer season and the whole year. The measurements were compared with the WHO limit values. Results: The average SO2 at SEA is 26.05±72.85. For the provinces, Namıyaman 9.94±11.50, Batman 15.93±23.47, Diyarbakır 10.91±12.19, Gaziantep 12.03±14.55, Kilis 6.31±5.43, Mardin 20. 95±24.30, Siirt 21.39±31.38, Sanlıurfa 8.83±11.01, Sırnak 138.07±186.87'. The average PM10 at SEA is 62.33±54.47. and for the provinces Namiyaman 63.42±45.14, Batman 86.12±62.14, Diyarbakır 55.88±42.82, Gaziantep 76.29±55.46, Kilis 42.68±39.94, Mardin 57.60±62.33, Siirt 96.09±63.29, Shanlıurfa 52.98±44.68, Şırnak 29.89±30.48. The difference in the average of PM10 and SO2 of the provinces in SEA is statistical significance (p<0.001). Conclusion: Air pollution is the largest problem remarkably in Siirt among SEA provinces when PM10 and SO2 evaluated together. According to five years of evaluation Kilis have better air quality compared to other provinces in SEA.  SO2 pollution is a serious risk to threat public health

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