DERSİM – Doluküp village (Merxo) of Dersim was forcibly re-evacuated after many villagers were taken into custody. The village had been forcibly evacuated during 90s period and families had returned the village just three years ago. Nothing left except chicken and goats in the village.



The village of Merxo in Dersim was evacuated second time. One of the most conflict effected village of Dersim named Merxo had been left empty for 22 years after soldiers forced people to immigrate in 1992. After curfew was removed four families returned to the village three years ago and re-buit their houses and began to ranch. But families had to move to city center of Dersim due to increased military operation towards the village. At last, village was bombed by military drones five days ago and villagers named Hüseyin Güray, Cihangir Güray and Ergün Tugal were taken into custody. After villagers were taken into custody, no one left in the village.