Curfew Declared in 14 Villages in Diyarbakır

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Curfew has been declared in 14 villages in Lice, Hazro and Kocaköy districts of Diyarbakır.

The curfew was announced on the official website of Diyarbalır Governorate. It was reported that an operation would be launched on mountainsides and forestlands in Lice, Hazro and Kocaköy districts of Diyarbakır.

The curfew declared in accordance with the Provincial Administration Code No. 5442, will remain in effect as of 5 a.m. until further notice.

Villages under curfew

The villages placed under curfew on grounds of "keeping civilian citizens safe from harm" are as follows:

Çağdaş, Yolçatı, Uçarı, Kayacık, Ortaç, Çavundur, Doluna, Yalaza, Bağlan and Kabakkaya villages in Lice district, Çitlibahçe and Sarıerik villages in Hazro as well as Boyunlu and Gözebaşı villages in Kocaköy district.

On October 2, curfew was declared in 10 villages in Dicle and Hani districts of Diyarbakır until further notice. On October 1, 13 villages were placed under curfew for 24 hours.

About Diyarbakır According to the Turkish Statistical İnstitute, in 2014 Diyarbakır was Turkey’s 12th most populated city, with a population of 1,635,048. The population of the city center is 834,854. Diyarbakır’s (Amed’s) city center has about 9000 years of recorded history. The Diyarbakır Castle and Gardens was named a Global Heritage site by UNESCO in 2015. Dicle University was opened in 1978. Diyarbakır Governor: Hüseyin Aksoy Municipality co-chairs: Gültan Kışanak, Furat Anlı (Democratic Regions Party).

(AS/DG)