A curfew has been declared today since 6 a.m. in Silvan district of Diyarbakır province in southeastern Turkey. Booms and gunshots were heard in the morning.
On October 1, sergeant Tolga Topçuoğlu and specialist sergeant Sinan Uçan died from Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) attack last morning. After the military operation, a curfew was declared.
Curfews in Diyarbakır
These are the curfews declared by governorship in Diyarbakır in September:
From September 13, 2015 at 8 a.m. to September 14, 2015 at 16:30. (Silvan district)
On August 14 and 15, 2015. (Silvan district)
From September 28, 2015 to September 29, 2015 at 5 p.m. (Hani district’s nine quarters)
From September 27, 2015 to September 27, 2015 at night (Bismil district)
From September 13, 2015 to September 14, 2015 (Sur district)
(HK/BD)
Photo Credit: Ahmet Kaplan - Silvan/AA
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