DIYARBAKIR, Jan 28 (A.A) - Emergency Rule (OHAL) Governor Gokhan Aydiner has said that a total of 199 terrorist incidents in 11 provinces took place in 2001 and they caught 410 terrorists during these incidents.
Giving information about security, social and economic developments in the 11 provinces on Monday, Aydiner said violence decreased significantly through the efforts of security forces and people in the area and they greatly limited the activities of terrorist groups both in Turkey and abroad.
''In 2001, a total of 199 terrorist incidents took place in OHAL region and we captured 410 terrorists (111 of them dead and 248 of them alive),'' he explained. ''Some 709 out of 2,193 people were detained after they were investigated for alleged links with terrorist organizations. Among these detainees, 570 of them were arrested. We lost 22 security officials and nine civilians in these incidents. Compared to 2000, there is a 18 percent decrease in violent incidents.''
Aydiner indicated that terrorists have been planting mines for the last six months and 33 people were wounded after they stepped on a mine in Sirnak and Hakkari. He also declared that one third of the mines were German made and two thirds of them were produced in Italy.
Aydiner also said that the population of these 11 provinces was 5,439,541 according to 2000 census results. The population of the same area was 4,403,512 in 1990.
Noting that the projects of return to villages and rehabilitation continued in 2001 in the region, Aydýner said that totally 849 buldings were constructed and the construction of 435 buildings continued.
''A total of 6,134 families returned to 406 villages and 164 hamlets since June, 2000 by when the studies started. This means 35,513 people returned to hamlets and villages. Aid was also sent to villages to improve the productivity of those who returned to villages. A total of 5,6 trillion liras of money would be allocated from the budget of Interior Ministry for the Project of Return to Villages and Rehabilitation,'' said Aydýner.
Aydýner said that eight 15 health centres were constructed in 11 provinces in emergency region in 2001 and the construction of 27 hospitals, 33 health centres continued. He added that the number of doctors increased by 18,5 percent and that of nurses increased by 18,1 percent when compared to last year.
He noted that the number of class rooms increased by 13 percent, that of teachers increased by 13 percent and that of students increased by 6 percent in the region.