ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - More than 198 civilians have been killed in the last five months in Kurdish towns and cities in southeastern Turkey, reported the Turkish Human Rights Association on Sunday.
"Most of the deaths have occurred in the town of Cizre, where at least 66 civilians have been killed in ongoing military attacks involving artillery and heavy armor against residential neighborhoods," read the Association's report.
The report added that civilians have also been targeted across 19 districts of seven provinces including Diyarbakir, Sirnak, Merdin.
The report highlights the deadly impact of the current fighting that has been going on between the Turkish army and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) since last July.
Almost 1.4 million people have also been denied access to the basic daily necessities and healthcare.
"One hundred thirteen of the civilian deaths have taken place specifically in districts under military curfews, and 40 people have died in their own homes as a result of shelling conducted by the Turkish military," the report read.
Tens of thousands of people, particularly in the district of Sur in Diyarbakir have been displaced from their homes since the resumption of fighting.
"Most of the deaths have occurred in the town of Cizre, where at least 66 civilians have been killed in ongoing military attacks involving artillery and heavy armor against residential neighborhoods," read the Association's report.
The report added that civilians have also been targeted across 19 districts of seven provinces including Diyarbakir, Sirnak, Merdin.
The report highlights the deadly impact of the current fighting that has been going on between the Turkish army and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) since last July.
Almost 1.4 million people have also been denied access to the basic daily necessities and healthcare.
"One hundred thirteen of the civilian deaths have taken place specifically in districts under military curfews, and 40 people have died in their own homes as a result of shelling conducted by the Turkish military," the report read.
Tens of thousands of people, particularly in the district of Sur in Diyarbakir have been displaced from their homes since the resumption of fighting.
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