Turkey is to lift a week-long military curfew imposed on the south-eastern city of Cizre early on Saturday local time, local authorities have said.
Cizre has been sealed off since last Friday after the Turkish army launched an operation against Kurdish militants.
Since then civilian casualties have been reported and there are concerns about a humanitarian crisis.
Earlier the Council of Europe urged Turkey to allow independent observers access to the city.
A statement from the local authorities thanked Cizre residents for their patience during the "successful operation against the terror organisation".
Twenty civilians have died since Friday, eyewitnesses said, although the government has said only one civilian died and the rest of those claimed were militants.
Earlier the Council of Europe urged Turkey to allow independent observers access to the city.
A statement from the local authorities thanked Cizre residents for their patience during the "successful operation against the terror organisation".
Twenty civilians have died since Friday, eyewitnesses said, although the government has said only one civilian died and the rest of those claimed were militants.
Amid the operation against PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party), Cizre locals have complained of shortages of food, water, and electricity. People have been unable to bury their dead.
One doctor, who is responsible for more than 4,000 patients but cannot leave his home, told the BBC the emergency department at the state hospital in Cizre was closed and pharmacies were not opening.
Turkey has described Cizre as a hotbed of PKK activity, with one official saying they believed 80 professional PKK fighters were operating there and around 200 young people had taken up arms.
One doctor, who is responsible for more than 4,000 patients but cannot leave his home, told the BBC the emergency department at the state hospital in Cizre was closed and pharmacies were not opening.
Turkey has described Cizre as a hotbed of PKK activity, with one official saying they believed 80 professional PKK fighters were operating there and around 200 young people had taken up arms.
Violence has surged between the Turkish government and the PKK since a ceasefire collapsed in July.
Also on Friday, an attack on a cafe in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir left a waiter dead and three policemen injured.
Turkish jets continued to bomb PKK targets in northern Iraq overnight.
More than 40,000 people have died since the PKK launched an armed campaign in 1984, calling for an independent Kurdish state within Turkey.
Also on Friday, an attack on a cafe in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir left a waiter dead and three policemen injured.
Turkish jets continued to bomb PKK targets in northern Iraq overnight.
More than 40,000 people have died since the PKK launched an armed campaign in 1984, calling for an independent Kurdish state within Turkey.
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