Curfews in 43 Villages in Diyarbakır

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Curfew was declared in Turkey’s southeastern 43 villages and hamlets in districts of Lice, Hani, Kocaköy and Dicle in Diyarbakır to be in effect as of 7 a.m. this morning (May 30).

The announcement issued by the Diyarbakır Governorship didn’t mention when the curfew will end.

The villages in which the curfew was declared are Ecemiş, Birlik, Şenlik, Abalı, Erginköy, Daralan, Duruköy, Çeper, Güçlü and hamlets in Gökçe village in Lice district; Kaledibi, Topçular, Çukurköy, Kuyular, Abacılar, Akçayurt, Yukarıturalı, Uzunlar, Serenköy, Gömeç, Kalaba, Kırım, Yayvan, Soylu, Çardaklı, Sergen, Okurköy, Gürbüz, Anıl, Süslü, Belen hamlets in Belen village in Hani district; Şaklat, Yazıköy and hamlets in Yazıköy village in Kocaköy district; Meydanköy, Sergenli, Dedeköy, Bademli,Döğer, Arıköy, Tepe, Başköy, Değirmenli, Kelekçi and hamlets in Kelekçi village in Dicle district.

The governorship stated that operations will be launched in those villages.

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)