The number of Kurdish fighters killed during a large-scale military offensive in Turkey’s restive southeast has jumped to 102, a security source said on Sunday as the operation entered its fifth day.
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“The Turkish government should rein in its security forces, immediately stop the abusive and disproportionate use of force and investigate the deaths and injuries caused by its operations”, Human Rights Watch senior Turkey researcher Emma Sinclair-Webb said. Police reportedly fired tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse the crowds. Provincial authorities have slapped extended curfews on flashpoint neighborhoods and towns of the south, a measure they see as necessary to facilitate security operations.
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Hundreds of people in Istanbul as well as Diyarbakir and eastern city of Van took to the streets to protest against the security operations and curfews. The military also reported the death of 11 PKK militants, pushing the total count of “terrorists” killed to 80.
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The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the European Union and the United States.
Traditionally rooted in the countryside, it has shifted its focus in recent years to southeastern towns, setting up barricades and digging trenches to keep security forces away.
Demirtas accused the government and military of targeting citizens who were presented as “terrorists”.
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu condemned the HDP’s leadership as “divisive”, also slamming one of their leaders for a planned visit to Moscow.
Many towns are under curfew and electricity has been cut in many Silopi districts as transformers have been damaged.
The latest escalation between the Turkish state and the PKK comes less than six months after Ankara launched a comprehensive aerial operation against PKK strongholds and bases in northern Iraq. Food and drinking water were running scarce, residents told Reuters news agency.
Ferhat Encu, an HDP lawmaker for Sirnak, said on Twitter that the bodies of those killed in clashes in Silopi were being kept in houses due to the curfew.
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Security forces have failed “to distinguish between people who were armed and those who weren’t and making no assessment of the threat an individual posed or the necessity of using lethal force”, HRW added.
