The Turkish state forces literally leveled the historical Sur borough of Amed city with the ground during and after a siege and military operation period of 103 days starting from 2 December 2015.

Six neighborhoods in the Sur area were entirely demolished as all the buildings in these neighborhoods were destroyed following the imposition of an “expropriation” decision by the State.

Displaced residents of the destroyed neighborhoods, who were forced to settle in various regions in the city have gone to the polls today and cast their votes amid an ongoing curfew in some areas.