People in Amed have brought the life to a standstill today to join a mass march to the central Sur district to break the siege by Turkish forces which continues in its 21st day.

Thousands have gathered outside Metropolitan Municipality building to join the march which is also participated by HDP deputies and co-mayors of DBP-held municipalities. Another group leaving from Çınar district has also arrived in the area.

"Massacre is a state tradition" read a huge banner carried by demonstrators in protest at the ongoing state terror in Kurdish cities and towns. 

While police forces heavily blockaded all the streets leading to the municipality area and Şeyh Sait (Dağkağı) Square, thousands leaving from Silvan, Hazro, Lice, Kocaköy and Hani districts have gathered on Silvan road and are now heading to Amed in a convoy. 

On the other hand, police teams deployed around Koşuyolu Park have also started to fire tear gas around at random despite there being nobody in the area.

Clashes have erupted at some locations in the city as youths respond to the police crackdown.