Flatlands forbidden once more after 3 years

2015-05-27 11:22:58

ENGİN EREN 

SİİRT (DİHA) - Siirt Governor Mustafa Tutulmaz and the Council of Ministers have declared Yazlıca (Çiyaye Reş) and Yasıdağı (Herokol) territories in the eastern province of Siirt "forbidden zone" just like in 90s.

It was forbidden in accordance with the verdict dated March 16th. The territory of Yazlıca (Çiyaye Reş) is bound to Eruh (Dihê) and Yasıdağı (Herokol) territory is in Pervari district. Both of the territories had been forbidden from 1991 to 2012, and the verdict of ban was removed three years ago.

The locals were denied entried for years. The villages of Aqêr (Sarı Yaprak), Erwax (Yaprak Tepe), Henzirok (Kardayı), Bestan and Erkent remained inside the "forbidden zone".

Resident of Erkent village, Abdullah Tufan, said they were grassing over 50 thousands animal in the region of Herekol. Tufan added, "Our village was evacuated by the state on grounds of 'security' in 1993. We could return our village in 2012 with the democratic solution process initiated by PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan in 2012. The negotiation process has been halted by President Erdoğan, and military activity was increased in the region".

We have no life security on grounds of this recent verdict, Tufan underlined. "If anything bad happens, the responsible is the state," stated Tufan. 

'A probable operation may claim dozens of lives'

"The state has targeted on us with this verdict. Also, it is trying to bar us from going to the polls. We believed that AKP and state sit up at peace table really. But, a probable operation may claim dozens of civilian lives," he criticized the AKP, calling for support.

(nt)