Operations, Curfews in Diyarbakır

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Diyarbakır Governorship has announced that curfews were declared in 13 neighborhoods of three districts as of this morning (September 9) and that operations will be launched.

The Governorship on its official website announced that the curfews were declared in eight neighborhoods in Lice district, three in Hani district and two in Kocaköy district by 5 a.m.

The neighborhoods where the curfews were put into effect are as follows:

Güçlü neighborhood, Gökçe neighborhood, Ziyaret neighborhood, Uçarı neighborhood, Serince neighborhood, Çağdaş neighborhood, Kayacık neighborhood and Esenler neighborhood in Lice.

Kırım neighborhood, Gömeç neighborhood and Yayvan neighborhood in Hani.

Şaklat and Yazıköy neighborhoods in Kocaköy.

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/TK)