While the operations and clashes are getting heavier, the Turkish General Stuff has declared 11 mountain areas in North Kurdistan as temporary security zone and has prohibited entrance to the public. In the last 3 months, half of the Kurdish provinces have been classified as under “security”.
The Turkish General Staff has classified 11 more mountain areas as “temporary security zone” without any legal base.
Below the names of the new security areas and the dates of the beginning of the ban as published on the website of the Turkish General Stuff;
Mehmet Yusuf and Meydan Mountains ; 15 May 2010 - 15 July 2010
Buzul (Cilo) Mountain ; 01 June 2010 – 01 September 2010
Rejgar Mountain – Alandüz ; 20 May 2010 – 20 August 2010
Ýkiyaka Mountains; 15 May 2010 – 15 July 2010
Baklaya Daðlarý; 15 May 2010 – 15 July 2010
Çaðlayan/ Pirinçeken ; 15 May 2010 – 15 July 2010
Altýn Mountains; 30 May 2010 – 30 August 2010
Yazlýca Mountain and Southern area; 15 May 2010 – 15 July 2010
Cudi Mountain - 15 May 2010 – 15 July 2010
Küpeli Mountains (Gabar); 15 May 2010 – 15 July 2010
Ýncebel Mountains Region and Northern area; May 2010 – 20 June 2010
THE NUMBER OF AREAS FORBIDDEN TO THE PUBLIC IS INCREASING
Þýrnak Governorship has banned the public from entering Hakkari/Çukurca/Çaðlayan/Pirinççeken between 24 April and 14 May.
Of even days in Dersim, the Turkish General Stuff banned the public entrance in Pülümür Nazimiye Çemiþgezek, Hozat and Ovacýk from 25 February- to 25 May 2010.
Dicle (county of Diyarbakýr), Kurþunlu Village where many people and farmes live, is still a security zone.
The number of Kurdish provinces under the “temporary security zone” limitations has increased. The limitation is a clear obstacle to “free movement” and it is also a violation of people's rights.