The UN-protected refugee camp for Êzîdîs in Nusaybin district of Mardin has been reportedly turned into a military base by Turkish forces.

HDP Batman deputy Ali Atalan, who talked to Êzîdîs from the camp, told that large number of armoured vehicles and hundreds of special operation members and soldiers have been deployed in the camp.

HDP deputy Atalan stated that they have informed the Ankara Office of UN High Commissioner for Refugees about the issue and called on other international agencies to take action.

Atalan said HDP Mardin deputy Gülsen Yıldırım and he himself were stopped at the entrance of Nusaybin and prevented by the soldiers from entering into the town.