A report by Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party, revealed that by late February 2016 about 80% of all buildings inside the Sur curfew zone had been destroyed, and that most people had left even the intact parts of the neighbourhood for fear of the violence.[1] At least 25 people were killed in the siege of Sur,[1] with rights groups claiming the death toll at more than 200.[2] The HDP party claimed that most of the casualties in Sur were civilians.[2]