15-day security alert in Şırnak: Gabar and Cudi Mountains declared security zones

The Şırnak Governor's Office has announced that certain areas within the city center and its districts have been declared ‘Temporary special security zones’ for a period of 15 days, from May 12 to May 26.

The statement from the Governor's Office included the following:

“The Bestler Dereler Region located within the borders of the Central district of Şırnak province, the Gabar Mountain Region located within the borders of the Central district and Güçlükonak district of Şırnak province, the Cudi Mountain Region located within the borders of the Central district, Silopi and Cizre districts of Şırnak province, the Kurt Mountain Region located within the borders of the Central district, Silopi and Uludere districts of Şırnak province, the Kelmehmetler-Dönmezler-Kovankaya, Tahtareş, Hüsrevpaşa-Suhurpaşayayla, İncebel Mountains, and Faraşin Regions located within the borders of the Beytüşşebap district of Şırnak province, the Altındağları Region located within the borders of the Beytüşşebap district of Şırnak province, and the Oymakaya Region located within the borders of the Beytüşşebap and Uludere districts of Şırnak province have been declared 'Temporary Special Security Zones' for 15 days between May 12, 2025 (inclusive) and May 26, 2025 (inclusive), in order to prevent citizens who may travel to these areas from being harmed by illegal elements in the aforementioned regions and the measures to be taken against them. It is respectfully announced to the public that our citizens may enter the declared areas between these dates by obtaining permission from the authorized authorities within the scope of the Military Forbidden Zones and Security Zones Law No. 2565; otherwise, legal action will be taken in accordance with Article 66 of the Provincial Administration Law No. 5442.”