New reports suggest that the villagers held in Evrek have been moved to Mezra village. Furthermore, a clash betwen guerrillas of the PKK and the security forces is said to have occurred on 22 July near Gecitli. The three villages of Aksu (Kurdish: Biloh), Binlersan (Cicekli) and Derzengin were forcibly evacuated by force and some of the houses destroyed. The villagers are reportedly being held by the road near Gecitli.
