Curfew declared on November 13 in 15 neighborhoods of Turkey’s southeastern Nusaybin district of Mardin province is in its 4th day.
One woman has lost her life, four people including two children injured.
While DİHA and ANF news agencies state death and woundings have been caused by police, casualties occurred “during clashes between YDG-H and police trying to cover ditches”, said Radikal news website citing Doğan News Agency.
A woman killed
According to Dicle News Agency, the woman named Selamet Yeşilmen trying to get down to the garden from second floor and her two children were opened fire from armored vehicle. In the news, it was stated that Yeşilmen had five children and she was pregnant.
While Yeşilmen loses her life, her two children at the ages of 10 and 14 wounded ran for the home.
Wounded going to assistance
Fırat News Agency stated that youngster named Yılmaz Tutak was also shot by police whilst he was running towards Yeşilmen’s house to assist.
A citizen named Abdulhakim Aytimur in Devrim neighborhood has been heavily wounded resulted by shrapnel piece scattered from bombs police threw.
Sub-governorship denied allegations
Nusaybin sub-governorship in a written statement has rejected the allegations that casualties were caused by security forces.
“As a result of initial findings, it was determined that our citizens killed and wounded were injured due to shrapnel pieces.
“Malicious allegations such as ‘Citizens were slaughtered by police’ by some media outlets and social media are utterly groundless. There hasn’t been any operation launched at the scene of the incident by safety members, besides there is no safety members in that area”.
About Nusaybin
Nusaybin is one of the 10 districts of Turkey’s southeastern province of Mardin. The population is 97,156. Its southern neighboring country is Syria.
Its Co-Mayors are Sara Kaya and Cengiz Kök from Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP).
November 1, 2015 General Election Results
HDP (% 89,38), Justice and Development Party (AKP) (% 8,62), People’s Republican Party (CHP) (% 0,63), Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) (% 0,55)
June 7, 2015 General Election Results
HDP (% 90,42, AKP (% 6,53), MHP (% 0.80), CHP (% 0,37) (BK/TK)
