The curfew is ongoing in 5 neighbourhoods of Sur district. As people can go to see their houses according to permit given by the district governors, many families are expecting their application to see their houses to be accepted.

Families that have houses in neighbourhoods that curfew was announced 120 days and still entry is forbidden, reacted to the authorities by saying: “Enough is enough! The curfew should be lifted so we could return to our houses.”

While the conflict process was experienced in Sur for more than 120 days, 50 thousand people to be victimized and migrate, people that have houses in Sur are worried if their houses were demolished and indicated that they expect to return their houses soon.

Indicating that his house is in the Pasa hamam St. Uncle Senol, said that he wanted to go and see his house and to make research to see if any of his furniture is missing but said that police didn’t allow him to do this.

Indicating that police told them that there is long time for their queue that is why they cannot allow them Uncle Senol, said: “They told us ‘We will allow you when your queue comes’. We are queued according to Street numbers. We are waiting now. We will go to check if our house is still standing and if any of our furniture is stolen. We even don’t have any other clothes that we can change with the ones we have on. We are victims; the curfew should be removed soon so we can return to our houses. We are going to die on the streets.”

Indicating that he is living in the house that the state have rented for him since four months uncle Senol, drew attention to that they only have some carpets and few small house goods as furniture.

"Look at what they have done to these people"

Indicating that his house in the forbidden zone and he wanted to see Yilmaz Kutluay, indicated that although he have applied to Sur governorate many days ago, he is still waiting to see his house. Indicating that he wonders about the latest situation of his house and also whether his house is destroyed Kutluay, said that the police don’t let him to see his house.

Indicating that they are victimized Kutluay, reacted politicians by saying: “I think they are going to ask us to vote them in the next elections. They only say hit o people during their election campaign for votes, look at what they have done to these people. We lost our houses and now we are on the streets. Nobody is trying to solve our problems.”

Indicating that he even doesn’t know whether if his house is destroyed or still standing Kutluay, said: “Everything of us is there. We left our house with the clothes we had on. We are living with relatives since four months. As our furniture is in the forbidden zone, we even couldn’t rent house. We are expecting the curfew to be lifted so that we could return to our houses.”

"The state have ended the aid for us to rent house”

A citizen who didn’t want his name to be published indicated that he haven’t seen his house for five months, indicating that all their furniture remained in their house and they are victimized, said: “The prime minister told us that they will aid us for renting house for one year. But after 45 days they cut the aid. The reason they cut the rent of house is because they started to employ my son. But even rent support of most of those who they are not employing is also cut. The state should compensate our victimization soon.”

And Mehmet Girisen indicated that he has applied to authorities to see his house but he is still not allowed to see his house.” (ILKHA)