A woman reacts as she arrives to Sirnak city on November 14, 2016 after a 246-day curfew was partially lifted.
The curfew in Sirnak, a city of 290,000, was imposed on March 14 as part of operations to eradicate the PKK from eastern Turkey. / AFP PHOTO / ILYAS AKENGIN
People are finally able to return to their hometown of Şırnak in Turkey’s predominantly Kurdish Southeast after a 246-day curfew only to find their homes demolished.
In the above photo, a woman reacts as she arrives in Şırnak on Monday after a partial elimination of the curfew. Şırnak is a city of 290,000, and a curfew was imposed on March 14 as part of operations against the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
Peple wait at a police check point prior to enter Sirnak city on November 14, 2016, after a 246-day curfew was partially lifted. / AFP PHOTO / ILYAS AKENGINPeople walk toward Sirnak city on November 14, 2016, after a 246-day curfew was partially lifted. / AFP PHOTO / ILYAS AKENGINPeople arrive at Sirnak city on November 14, 2016 after a 246-day curfew was partially lifted. / AFP PHOTO / ILYAS AKENGINPeople stand amidst the rubble in Sirnak city on November 14, 2016, after a 246-day curfew was partially lifted. / AFP PHOTO / ILYAS AKENGINPeople arrive in Sirnak city on November 14, 2016, after a 246-day curfew was partially lifted. / AFP PHOTO / ILYAS AKENGINDamaged buildings are seen in Sirnak city on November 14, 2016, after a 246-day curfew was partially lifted. / AFP PHOTO / ILYAS AKENGINDamaged buildings are seen on November 14, 2016 in Sirnak after a 246-day curfew was partially lifted. / AFP PHOTO / ILYAS AKENGINA man stands near a damaged building upon his arrival in Sirnak city on November 14, 2016 after a 246-day curfew was partially lifted. / AFP PHOTO / ILYAS AKENGINDamaged buildings are seen on November 14, 2016 in Sirnak after a 246-day curfew was partially lifted. / AFP PHOTO / ILYAS AKENGINPeople prepare food after arriving in Sirnak city on November 14, 2016, after a 246-day curfew was partially lifted. / AFP PHOTO / ILYAS AKENGIN
