Curfew Lifted in 14 Streets in Sur

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 Another amendment has been made regarding the curfew in Sur district of Diyarbakır.

In its official website, Sur sub-Governorship has declared on Saturday (May 21), that curfew had been declared in the respective neighbourhoods on December 11, 2015 and has been lifted in 14 streets of these neighbourhoods on May 22, as of 8 a.m.

Yet the curfew in the city which had entered into force on December 2, 2015 has not been lifted entirely and is still in effect in many streets.

Some of the residents of the neighbourhoods and streets in which the curfew has been lifted have begun to return to their homes.

"9 adaptations" of curfews in Sur

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The curfew declared in Cevatpaşa, Fatihpaşa, Dabanoğlu, Hasırlı, Cemal Yılmaz and Savaş neighborhoods, and Gazi street on December 2, had been paused for 17 hours on December 11.

Another curfew was declared in six neighborhoods and one street on December 14, 2015.

As the curfew ended in Gazi street on December 30, 2015, it continued in Cevatpaşa, Fatihpaşa, Dabanoğlu, Hasırlı, Cemal Yılmaz and Savaş neighborhoods.

The sub-Governorship declared curfew in Abdaldede, Alipaşa, Lalebey, Süleyman Nazif and Ziya Gökalp neighborhoods, and Melikahmet street on January 27, 2016.

Curfew spread to the entire district when a curfew was imposed on Camii Kebir, Camii Nebi, İskenderpaşa and Melikahmet neighborhoods on February 3, 12 a.m.

As the curfew was still in force  in 15 neighborhoods, it had been lifted in Abdaldede, Alipaşa, Lalebey, Süleyman Nazif, Ziya Gökalp, Camii Kebir, Camii Nebi, İskenderpaşa and Melikahmet neighborhoods on February 3.  The curfew was still ongoing in six neighborhoods.

Another amendment had been made on February 9 and the curfew had been lifted in Cevatpaşa neighbourhood and Gazi street on March 13.

About Sur district

Sur district is one of four districts of Diyarbakır. Sur is named after the walls surrounding the district. Co-Mayors: Fatma Şık Barut, Şeyid Narin (DBP – Democratic Regions Party) Sub-Governor: Dr. Memduh Tura There are 53 neighborhoods in the district. It is possible to see a large number of historical artifacts and traces left from huge civilizations in the district. Historical artifacts in Sur district Diyarbakır Walls of five kilometers, which is candidate to be World Cultural Heritage, is one of the most significant historical artifacts of the district. * Old Diyarbakır houses * Museum houses of Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı, Ziya Gökalp and Ahmet Arif * Dicle Bridge * Archeology Museum * Kadı Hamamı (Kadi Turkish bath) Mosques * Behrampaşa, Fatihpaşa (Kurşunlu), Safa Parlı, Melik Ahmet Pasha, Ali Pasha, Aynalı Minare, Nasuh Pasha, Hz. Ömer, Nebi and Sheikh Mutahhar * Hz. Süleyman Mosque and 27 companion graves in it * Anatolian's first public sanctuary, Diyarbakır Grand Mosque * Dört Ayaklı Minare (Qaudruped Minaret) Churches * Virgin Mary Church, İçkale (Inner Fortress) and St. George Church, Mar Petvun Keldani Church, Armenian Protestant Church, Surp Giragos Church Mansions * Gazi Mansion, Erdebil Mansion Inns * Deliler (Lunatics or Caravanserai) and Hasanpaşa Inns

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* Photographs: Şükrü Gündüz, Kaan Bozdoğan – Diyarbakır / Anadolu Agency (AA)