Turkish police fired tear gas and water cannons in Istanbul on Sunday to disperse hundreds of protesters calling for an end to curfews in the southeast, where the military has ramped up operations against Kurdish militants.
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In the southeastern town of Cizre, which has seen the heaviest casualties in the latest operations, residents violated the eighth day of a curfew to stock up on food at an open supermarket. Protesters sought to kick the tear gas cannisters away to prevent being overcome. France 24 reported that at least two Turkish soldiers and five civilians were also killed in the clashes.
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The Turkish military vowed on Saturday to continue operations “until public security is established” after a soldier wounded in the region was announced dead.
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“We stand by our people who resist the tanks and shelling”, he said. It added that entering people’s homes by force, whether by the state or the PKK, was trespassing and “unacceptable”. Since then, more than 200 members of the security forces have been martyred and over 1,700 PKK terrorists killed.
The charismatic leader of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), Selahattin Demirtas, said the government is incapable of negotiating with its own people to resolve the issue of Kurdish rights and has instead resorted to bombing Kurdish towns.
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu condemned the HDP’s leadership as “divisive”, also slamming one of their leaders for a planned visit to Moscow. Turkish lawmakers can not be prosecuted unless parliament first strips them of their immunity.
A two-year ceasefire between Turkey and the PKK fell apart in July, shattering peace talks and reviving a conflict that has ravaged the mainly Kurdish southeast for three decades.
The PKK launched a formal insurgency against the Turkish state in 1984, initially fighting for Kurdish independence although it now presses more for greater autonomy and rights for the country’s largest ethnic minority.
Millions of Kurds across the region and in Europe support or sympathize with the PKK.
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“The Turkish government should rein in its security forces, immediately stop abusive and disproportionate use of force, and investigate the deaths and injuries caused by its operations”, HRW said in a statement.
