The governor’s office of Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakır has declared a curfew in eight villages and arable lands due to security operations against outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants.
The curfew in the countryside of the Kulp district, which started at 11 a.m. on July 25 until further notice, aimed at “providing safety of life and property of the people and protecting the civilians from any harm,” the governor’s office said in its statement.
The operation has been conducted to “neutralize” the PKK militants in the area, which are believed to involve high-ranking ones, and to demolish the shelters, depots and anti-aircraft positions used by the militants, it added.
The curfew area included the Yaylak village and the arable lands of Şeyhsalih, Nedrehuş, Mezrasor, Simetok, Dalideri, Akçana and Derik.
Meanwhile, the governorate of Tunceli has announced that it is ‘banning’ the 18th Munzur Culture and Nature Festival, which was expected to begin on Thursday. The application made to the governorate for the 18th Munzur Culture and Nature Festival planned by the Federation of Dersim Associations (DEDEF) between 26-29 July was rejected, according to a report by pro-Kurdish Fırat news agency (ANF).
Tunceli Governor’s Office announced that the festival has been banned as it was organised with the purpose of “recruiting elements and getting finance for the terror organisation.”
Ali Haydar Ben, the chair of Festival Organising Committee, reacted strongly to the banning of the festival and announced that they will make a press statement at Seyit Rıza Square at 6 pm on Thursday. Ben said that they can ban the festival but not its spirit and the visit to the centers of faith.
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