Turkish police use water cannon against pro-Kurd protesters in Diyarbakir

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The massive protest in Turkey’s southeast coincided with a conference at which Selahattin Demirtas, the co-leader of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), urged public "resistance" against the operations.
Diyarbakır'da Sur'a yürümek isteyen gruba polis müdahalesi https://t.co/zw22fCTvjmpic.twitter.com/MnH0iu9EyF
— isthaber (@isthaber) December 18, 2015
Diyarbakir Province is a stronghold of the Turkish Kurds. The city of Diyarbakir has been repeatedly flooded by anti-government protests. The latest was held on Monday, when people rallied against round-the-clock curfews being imposed in the region. At least seven Kurds were killed following clashes with Turkish security forces.
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Diyarbakır'da Sur'a yürümek isteyen gruba polis müdahalesi
https://t.co/C2tUofAKebpic.twitter.com/KVgQ4LXaMN
— Yarın (@yarinhaber) December 18, 2015
Dozens of Kurds have been killed in recent months following clashes with police in the province. Earlier, the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey reported of a total of 52 curfews imposed since mid-August across seven provinces in the region, affecting areas where some 1.3 million people live.
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Diyarbakır'da sokağa çıkma yasağını protesto etmek isteyen grup taşkınlık yapınca polis müdahale etti
Gözaltılar var pic.twitter.com/e34yuZDLMI
— HALKIN PORTALI ⚡ (@HalkinPortali) December 18, 2015
Diyarbakir ofiste ki halkın demokratik yürüyüşüne polisler uyarı yapmadan saldırdı.
#Demirtaşpic.twitter.com/F0NgsAwhWt
— çekdar (@byn_cek) December 18, 2015
Diyarbakır Sur'da polis müdahalesi! https://t.co/NufY9BtXD2pic.twitter.com/UbrzVbFice
— VeHaber (@vehaberorg) December 18, 2015
On Thursday, reports emerged that the Turkish Army had sent military vehicles, including tanks, into civilian areas in its predominantly-Kurdish southeast. The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has been publishing photos of what it says is a fresh raid by the Turkish Army ever since the incursion began.
Yanan evler! #Silopipic.twitter.com/mLdCJn9J49
— Ferhat Encu (@FerhatEncu) December 18, 2015