TURKEY - DIYARBAKIR - UNREST - PROTEST - CURFEW

TURKEY, Diyarbakir : People run away from tear gas during clashes between Turkish forces and Kurdish people in the centre of Diyarbakir during a protest against a curfew in the Sur district of Diyarbakir, on March 2, 2016. Ankara has repeatedly imposed curfews for military operations in southeastern urban centres, in a measure the government says is necessary to root out PKK militants who were taking de-facto control in some areas. The Cizre curfew was one of the longest but a lockdown has also been in place since December 2 in the central Sur district which is home Turkey's biggest Kurdish majority city, Diyarbakir. According to the HDP, 25 citizens have been killed during the Sur curfew while several centuries-old historic and religious buildings have been destroyed.