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Curfew was declared in Kurşunlu, Taşağıl, Kırkpınar and Kayıköy villages in Dicle district of Diyarbakır in southeastern Turkey due to planned operations as of 5 p.m. on Sunday (May 21).
Diyarbakır Governorship in its statement has announced that the curfew was declared in order to "neutralize members of the Separatist Terrorist Organization operating in mountainous and forested lands of Dicle district and its cooperators as well as to destroy shelters, [...] and storages and supplies used by these".
The governorship has also informed that the curfew enter into effect as of 5 p.m. on May 21 and will remain in effect until further notice in order to "ensure security of the people living in the area and their property during the operation which would be carried out in the region. (ÇT/DG)
