MARDIN,— Turkish authorities in the southeastern province of Mardin in Turkey Kurdistan (Bakur) have announced a six-day ban on all public gatherings following protests over a Syrian Islamist government offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava).
The ban, in effect until Saturday evening, prohibits marches, sit-ins, hunger strikes, press conferences, the distribution of leaflets or posters, and the setting up of tents or stands, according to a statement from the Mardin governorate.
Exceptions are allowed only for events officially approved by authorities.
Last week, more than 1,000 people in the Kurdish town of Nusaybin attempted to cross the border into Syrian Kurdistan to protest the Syrian offensive.
Turkey’s Kurdish community has criticized the government’s support for the operation in Syria’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region.
The pro-Kurdish Democratic Party (DEM) had called for a protest in Nusaybin on Tuesday, opposite the Syrian Kurdish city of Qamishlo, despite a ceasefire currently in northern Syria.
Authorities have already restricted outdoor gatherings in Amed (Diyarbakir), the largest Kurdish-majority city in Turkish Kurdistan, from Friday through Monday evening.
Turkey has engaged in a peace process with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), but clashes in Syrian Kurdistan threaten to affect ongoing negotiations.
The Mardin governorate said any action “intended to be carried out in open spaces” is banned, signaling strict control over public demonstrations while the Syrian offensive continues across the border.
(With files from AFP)
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