Curfew

A total of 218 curfews were imposed in the last two years in Turkey's east and southeast, statistics gathered by Human Rights Foundation (İHV) showed. 

Residents of Charlotte, North Carolina, woke up to a state of emergency and the National Guard and State Highway Patrol deployed to their city on Sept. 22 after a second night of unrest sparked by the fatal police shooting of an African-American man. 

Some 1,200 buildings were damaged during a 43-day curfew imposed to conduct security operations against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the southeastern district of ?dil, a damage assessment investigation revealed after operations ended on April 21. Around 15,000 people went back to the district, which had a population of 26,500 before the operations, after the curfew was lifted.

Europe's human rights commissioner has rung alarm bells over human rights abuses during Turkey's ongoing counter-terrorism operations, particularly in the country's southeast, while painting a gloomy picture of freedom of expression and judicial independence.

Europe's human rights commissioner has rung alarm bells over human rights abuses during Turkey's ongoing counter-terrorism operations, particularly in the southeast, while portraying a gloomy picture of freedom of expression and judicial independence.

Tradesmen lost approximately 50 million Turkish Liras in the Sur district of the southeastern province of Diyarbak?r, a study conducted by the Diyarbak?r Chamber of Commerce and Industry and presented to Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu and Development Minister Cevdet Y?lmaz revealed on April 5. 

Residents of the southeastern district of ?dil who were forced to flee their homes during a 43-day curfew imposed to conduct operations against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), have started returning to their homes as security forces eased safety measures and allowed entries to the district.

A curfew was declared on March 25 in the Silvan district of the southeastern province of Diyarbak?r ahead of operations against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), the district governor's office has announced.

The curfew was declared in 18 neighborhoods and villages of Silvan on March 25 at 11 a.m. until further notice, District Gov. Murat Kütük said in a statement.

Turkish security forces have stepped up vehicle and personnel deliveries to the southeastern towns of Yüksekova and Nusaybin, after curfews in both were declared on March 13 ahead of large-scale operations against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

Curfews have been announced in two districts of the southeastern provinces of Hakkari and Mardin, two days after Turkey's interior minister declared there would be new military operations in the region.