The Turkish state has built a 173-kilometer long concrete wall between Bashur (South) and Rojhilat (East) Kurdistan. Three rows of razor wire were installed along the wall, and 347 kilometers of trenches were dug. The two-kilometer radius of this structure, called the "Firewall", was declared a security area.

After the decision, the pastures where the villagers living on the border graze their animals were included in the prohibited area.

'They want to end agriculture and animal husbandry'

Evaluating what happened in the Rojhilat border region, Saray co-mayor Davut Acar said that a policy was implemented that brought agriculture and animal husbandry to the point of extinction on the border. Acar underlined that the pasture areas used by the villagers in certain parts of the region were included in the military forbidden zone. "The villagers cannot benefit from the regions and that is why they give up both agriculture and animal husbandry. First they created a wall, then a ditch, then a wire mesh area. Animal husbandry and agriculture will end this way."

Co-mayor Acar added: "As if the fortresses were not enough, they dug ditches and built walls. They opened an area for profit for various circles with walls."

'Displacement policy'

Acar said: "We have been able to go to the other side of the border for hundreds of years. Now there is a gate, they officially say go and come, but this also turned out to be a lie. The action is completely based on political motives."