Ankara - The mayor of the south-eastern Turkish town of Batman on Wednesday said he would take the makers of the worldwide string of hit Batman films to court, claiming that makers of the films had used the town's name without permission, the Dogan news agency reported.

"There is only one Batman in this world," said Batman mayor Huseyin Kalkan. "Without telling us, the US makers of the films have taken the name of our region."

Huseyin said that if necessary he will go to the United States to file a court case. (dpa)