Kid Cudi

With the participation of some 150 athletes from 15 countries, the eastern province of Şırnak, once associated with terror, is now preparing to host its first international tennis tournament, the country's sports and youth minister has said.

"The noise of the tennis rackets will echo on the foot of Mount Cudi," Mehmet Kasapoğlu told the Daily Milliyet.

A Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP) deputy has been mistreated by military personnel in the southeastern province of ??rnak, as she was among a group of five people detained after they formed ?human shields? in protest against the ongoing military operations in ??rnak?s mountainous Cudi area.

More than 20 civilians died in the southeastern town of Cizre of the ??rnak province in clashes during the eight-day curfew between Sept. 4 and 12, eyewitnesses and relatives of the dead have told news website Radikal, elaborating on how the civilian deaths occurred.

The streets of the Sur, Cudi, Nur and Yafes neighborhoods, where clashes have been intense, are adorned with banners and slogans. I pass through an identity check on every street. Tens of residents who I talked to say they have lost their hopes about the peace process.

Ümit Kurt. DHA Photo

Turkish police allegedly shot dead a 14-year-old late Jan. 6 in the southeastern district of Cizre, in the latest deadly incident to occur in the area following an outbreak of violence between Kurdish Islamists and supporters of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).