As of now, as a result of the war that started following a period in which peace seemed so close for Turkey, a total of 342 civilians, nearly 400 PKK guerrillas, soldiers and police officers lost their lives. As a consequence of the declaration of “temporary special military zones” in 145 regions in 16 different towns across the Kurdish majority regions, the entire Kurdish region of the country has been turned into a war zone. Moreover, the fact that the state has declared curfews 54 times in 18 Kurdish towns and districts, sometimes for periods as long as two weeks, is reminiscent of military siege. The curfews that have no legitimacy based on constitutional law or any other legal basis violate fundamental rights and freedoms, as defined in the constitution, including freedom of movement, right to education, right to health, and the right to life. The curfews are affecting 1.5 million people directly, and so far 250 people have been forced to migrate. Under these conditions, where economic social and cultural life is halted, electricity and water services are interrupted, pharmacies and bakeries are closed, violence is taking the lives of children, women and the elderly one by one while the whole world watches. Places accepted as humanity’s common heritage of faith and culture are being ruined. In addition to Diyarbekir’s City Walls, which are on UNESCO’s cultural heritage list, the historical Kurşunlu mosque, Alevi Cemevis, and churches are being destroyed. Parliamentarians and politicians seeking to visit areas under curfew have been subjected to deadly interference by security forces.