Siege of Sur (2016)
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Siege of Sur | |
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Part of Diyarbakir, Turkey | |
Result | 80% of Sur destroyed |
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)
523 wounded[3]
The 2016 siege of Sur, also known as the Sur curfew took place as part of the
Background
In August 2015, local Kurdish politicians announced autonomous self-rule in Sur,
Siege
In late February and early March 2016, Turkish police again used plastic bullets, tear gas and water cannons against thousands of demonstrators protesting the curfew in Diyarbakır.
Outcome
A report by Turkey's main opposition, the Republican People's Party, revealed that by late February 2016 about 80% of all buildings inside the Sur curfew zone had been destroyed, and that most people had left even the intact parts of the neighbourhood for fear of the violence.[1] At least 25 people were killed in the siege of Sur,[1] with rights groups claiming the death toll at more than 200.[2] The HDP party claimed that most of the casualties in Sur were civilians.[2]
See also
- Siege of Silvan (2015)
- 2015 Diyarbakır rally bombing
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Sur, Turkey: residents pay price of violence as curfew enters fourth month Archived 2019-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Civilians caught in crossfire in district in Diyarbakır, where Turkish security forces have been trying to flush out Kurdish militants.
- ^ a b c d e Turks welcome end of military operation in Sur, Diyarbakir Archived 2018-08-01 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ ALTINTAŞ, Canan; SUNAR / DHA-, Serdar. "Sur'da operasyonlar bitti". www.hurriyet.com.tr. Archived from the original on 2019-11-17. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- ^ "Genelkurmay: Sur'da Toplam 271 Terörist Öldürüldü". 9 March 2016. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Death and destruction in Diyarbakir | DW | 28.01.2016". DW.COM. Archived from the original on 2021-12-01. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ^ a b "Indefinite 24-hour curfew, over 200,000 in danger — Amnesty Urgent Actions". ua.amnesty.ch. Archived from the original on 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2020-06-28.