Curfew Halved, Return to İdil Begins
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The curfew lasting in Turkey’s southeastern İdil district of Şırnak province as of February 16 will be in effect between 9:30 p.m.- 4:30 a.m. Following the governorship statement made yesterday, those who left their houses because of the curfew and operations have set out to return to their homes in İdil.
CLICK - CURFEW IN İDİL LIMITED TO EVENING HOURS
According to Yüksekova News, the ones willing to return to their homes can enter the distrcit after being waited for hours.
The people from İdil being waited for four hours in the morning at the entrance of the district were initially not allowed to enter. Those willing to return to their homes were able to enter the district after being searched.
Thousands are waiting by the search-point on the way to İdil.
About İdil |
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İdil district of Şırnak province is a neighbour of Cizre, Midyat and Nusaybin districts and has land borders with Syria and the Iraq. It is located at a distance of 60 km to Mardin province and 24 km to Syrian border gate. The district has an area of 1,224 square km and is the district which has the greatest number of villages in Turkey. It has a population of 73,348 people. 46,865 of whom are from the country-side and the other 26,453 from the center. It is 14 km away from Şırnak Airport constructed in 2013. Agriculture Faculty of Şırnak University and İdil Vocational High school are also situated in the district. İdil district is the second place resided by Christians in Anatolia following Hatay. Church of Virgin Mary is located in the district. The demographic structure of the district has changed upon Muslim families began to settle in the district center after 1970s which had earlier been inhabited by the Assyrian population mainly. İdil sub-Governor: Ersin Tepeli |
(AS/TK)
* Photos: Soner Kılınç – İdil / AA