Areas with trapped people are under heavy shelling by Turkish military (DIHA) #Bakur

Decision number: 2016/8659 Ministry: Environment and Urbanism Law Number: 2942 Law: Article 27 of the Expropriation Law. "This expropriation decision is based on the 2012 ‘Disaster Risk Report’.

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News article on demolition in Sur

Sur mayor: construction is completed in hasirli, claims that 4,000 buildings damaged in the operations had to be demolished. "Construction has been completed of 44 residential buildings in the Hasırlı Quarter, which was destroyed during the ditch-barricade operations against the terrorist organization PKK between November 2015 and March 2016, and reconstructed according to the Sur protection plan.

Conflict Period and following Demolition of the Old city (SURİÇİ) of DIYARBAKIR in which Sur has been declared as “area under hazard risk” according to the Law on Transformation of Areas under Disaster Risk (numbered with 6306) in order to legitimize the destruction.

Davutoğlu emphasized that human dwellings can be built in Sur, Silopi, Nusaybin and similar places and said, “We will build the Diyarbakır Sur so that it will become one that everyone wants to see with its architectural texture just like Toledo”.

Resumption of demolitions in Alipasa & Lalabey, with war-like conditions established by cutting public services & police presence, where no armed clashes took place: Diggers enter #Sur district/#Diyarbakır to demolish in the Alipaşa and Lalabey neighbourhoods. Locals are trying to block the demolition.

A detailed narrative of what happened in Sur with resident statements, covering a period of time until August 2017

Current difficulties and foresight of Erdogan's Diyarbakir projects

Demoliton of Sur

The urgent expropriation of the immovable properties located in the areas designated as slum transformation project areas within the borders of the Diyarbakır Province Sur District, Alipaşa and Lalebey neighborhoods and Cevatpaşa District in İçkale area and whose borders and coordinates are shown in the lists

Photographs displayintg the level of violence and damge

As a result of the fire, many houses were burned and turned to ashes. While there was a great resistance in the Hasırlı District for days, it was seen that the soldiers and special movement teams were trying to advance by demolishing the houses since the Turkish state forces could not enter the narrow streets of Sur with their crawler tanks.

The residents of Sur who entered their homes by submitting a petition to the district governor stated that there is not a single building to be used inside [the area]. One of the citizens said, “I went to my house this week. My house is in the Savas neighborhood. They haven't destroyed it yet, but they entered the houses and plundered inside. They also stopped the destruction, there are no bulldozers inside [the area]. Why don't they remove the blockade in Sur. This blockade has prolonged and we want to go home as soon as possible. ”

Footage and interviews with people in curfew areas, including with Helin Sen's relatives

This report is prepared in order to explain in a holistic manner what happened in Sur district of Diyarbakır province, before and during the 6th curfew (which will also be referred to as the 'blockade' in the following sections of the report), which was announced on December 2, 2015 and lasted for 240 days, and after the end of the ban in the areas where the ban was lifted.

Media reporting the chaotic situation in Sur.

Demoliton of Sur