Governor of Diyarbakır has declared a curfew on Amed's central Sur district, upon which police and special operation teams surrounded the district with armored vehicles at 05:00 local time this morning.

While armored vehicles are trying to enter the district which also witnesses an intense activity of helicopters, sounds of arms are being heard from the area.

Police have blocked entrance and exit to the district, in addition to denying access for local residents and journalists to go beyond Dağkapı Square.

A previous curfew in the district on 6 September had ended up with attacks by police forces with heavy weapons.

Police teams have started opening random fire in the district, to which inhabitants respond by taking to the streets despite the curfew.

Following the imposition of a curfew early this morning, police forces blockaded all neighborhoods, mainly Hasırlı and Lalebey, and are trying to enter the settlements with armored vehicles. Snipers affiliated to police forces have been positioned on high buildings across the district.

Local people have in the meantime started carrying out resistance against the attacks and built up barricades at many locations.
Fire opened by police from an armored vehicle in Hasırlı neighborhood has left a 18-year-old civilian wounded, who is being treated by the locals.

A delegation from DBP and HDP has left for the district to hinder a probable massacre, and called on Amed people to go to the district to stand against attacks.