The Turkish governor's office in the Kurdish province of Amed has issued a temporary ban on entry to a number of rural regions that have been converted into temporary special security areas.

The order, which takes effect from next Wednesday, is related to a military operation by the Turkish army against the Kurdish guerrillas, the authorities said in a statement on Monday. The area of ​​operations includes areas that were only cordoned off in early September as part of a military operation. For the local population, the measure means that a de facto state of emergency applies.

The ban on entry applies to the mountainous regions of Kurşunludüzü and Görese and thus to parts of the Pîran (Dicle) district in the north of the province. According to the statement, the order will remain in force until at least November 20th - "to prevent threats to national security," as is officially stated. The aim is also to prevent "violent incidents." Violations of the access ban can result in fines and prison sentences.

The creation of "special security zones" is part of a larger development in which military restricted areas are being set up in various parts of North Kurdistan. This means that entire areas of the country are cut off from the outside world and subject to the control and arbitrary will of the military. These measures lead to a considerable burden on the Kurdish rural population and increase the pressure on residents to leave the affected areas.