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Tour - Part 3

"A mine exploded on the Leylek Bahçesi main street. They put the mines where cars could pass."

A quote by a former resident

"If I remember correctly, it started in August and lasted 6 months in total. There were no days without clashes. Shops were closed as if something was happening. Shopkeepers kept their shops close."

A quote by a former resident

"People saw it as a game when the curfew first began. The first curfew was declared in August. It lasted 2 days."

A quote by a former resident

"[The Police] saw that the streets were narrow and difficult to enter.They contacted the military. After the military arrived, the war began."

A quote by a former resident

"The tanks arrived. They proceeded to destroy houses indiscriminately. The people whose houses were destroyed would go to another house in a back street. This way, people were squeezed in."