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Diyarbakır Governorship has declared indefinite curfew in Lice and Hazro due to an operation be launched in these regions.
According to governorship’s statement, the ban that started as of 6 a.m. this morning (September 3) involves villages of Dolunay, Çavundur, Yalaza, Bağlan and Ortaç in Lice, and Çiftlibahçe in Hazro.
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About DiyarbakırAccording 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). (The elected Municipality Co-Chairs of Diyarbakır were arrested and the former District Governor of Etimesgut, Cumali Atilla, who has been appointed as a trustee to the municipality, took office on November 2, 2016) |
(AS/TK)
