Some 200,000 people have been forced to leave the areas of settlement in Turkey's south as a result of a special operation which Ankara launched against the outlawed PKK after uneasy ceasefire collapsed in July, Turkish daily Today's Zaman reports.
The region is undergoing its second largest migration wave since the 1990s, the publication writes. In the Diyarbakir Province's Sur district alone "tens of thousands" were forced to flee their homes since Ankara imposed the latest strict curfew early December, CNN Turk reported, citing the opposition Republican Peoples Party (CHP).
The area of the Turkish military operation resembles a warzone, local citizens are telling media outlets, while photos and videos posted online show homes, mosques, stores and other buildings badly damaged by clashes. People are saying there is neither water nor electricity supply anymore. Schools are closed and even finding food has become a problem.The latest footage from #Cizre the Kurdish city where Turkish army continues to shell neighbourhoods with tanks pic.twitter.com/8AsROFjz0U
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