DİYARBAKIR-According to received reports, police raided many homes in Silvan district of Diyarbakır within the scope of an operation launched after a specialist sergeant lost his life in a clash in the district and a de facto ban has been imposed in the district.

Yesterday morning, an operation was launched in Diyarbakır’s Silvan district after specialist sergeant Mehmet Kızıl lost his life in a clash. Police raided many homes in the district last night. Doors of the homes were broken and the homes were searched. Many detainees have been reported.

Furthermore, police reportedly stopped cars on the Diyarbakır Avenue in Silvan and they performed identity check

No official statement on ban on entrance and exit in Silvan has been made yet.