Ancient Mosque Set On Fire İn Diyarbakır, Near Murder Scene Of Elçi

Fire broke out at a historic mosque in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır, on Dec. 7. The Kurşunlu Mosque, a 500-year-old mosque built during the Ottoman era, is known to be located near the scene where prominent Diyarbakır Bar Association head and human rights lawyer Tahir Elçi was killed in Sur district, on Nov. 28.

Firefighters have not been able to extinguish the fire due to ongoing clashes in the region, said Diyarbakır Municipality. Curfew has been declared a week ago in the Sur district

Meanwhile, the criminal investigation continues after brutal murder of Tahir Elçi. Officials have been accused of failing to bring to light the killing of Elçi.

"The judiciary has so far not taken any step to solve the killing of Elçi. Step by step, it is paving the path to impunity" said Meral Danış Beştaş, an Adana deputy and co-deputy chair of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), said Dec. 7.

(Photo) - Diyarbakır