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Preparations for Abdullah Öcalan's 76th birthday celebration in Amara have been completed. Co-Mayors of Xelfetî Municipality called on all peoples and said, "Let's celebrate this day together."
Preparations for Abdullah Öcalan's 76th birthday celebration in Amara have been completed. Co-Mayors of Xelfetî Municipality called on all peoples and said, "Let's celebrate this day together."
Members of the DEM Party Youth Assembly called for participation in the Amara march and said, "We should walk together on the path opened by Leader Apo and increase his power."
Abdullah Öcalan and İmralı prisoners Ömer Hayri Konar, Hamili Yıldırım and Veysi Aktaş met with their relatives on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.
HDK Co-Spokesperson Ali Kenanoğlu stated that the coming together of the opposition has been turned into a “crime” and added: “This is not a matter of CHP and HDP, it is a problem of democracy. This process should be utilized as an important opportunity to build a democratic society.”
Inviting everyone to Amara on 4 April, Abdullah Öcalan's birthday, Mehmet Öcalan said, "Let's celebrate together in a festival atmosphere."
Hesin Erkol, who lost 2 children during the conflict and still cannot receive their bodies, stated that they are behind Abdullah Öcalan's call and said, "The state must take steps. If Öcalan is free, problems will be solved."
According to the 4-month report of Asrin Law Office, 52 family and lawyer visit applications for Abdullah Öcalan and 3 prisoners in İmralı Prison were left unanswered. In the application made to CPT, the prison was requested to be visited "urgently".
During the house raids in the Ankara and Istanbul several people detained including journalists Elif Bayburt and Nisa Sude Demirel.
A month after Abdullah Öcalan's historic call, the state has yet to take any steps. Action Arzu Kayaoğlu from ÖHD stated that the state must take steps in order for the process to move forward and said, "Mr. Öcalan's physical freedom must be ensured and opportunities must be provided for him to communicate with all groups."
Stating that the struggle for peace and democracy cannot be separated from each other, Tunç Soyer said that there is a need for a broad alliance that will include all the opposition in Turkey.
The resistance of university students in METU continued throughout the night. Many students were detained during the police attack.
The resistance vigil launched at the Tishreen Dam continues on its 78th day.
BBC correspondent Mark Lowen was deported from Turkey after following the protests against the arrest of Ekrem İmamoğlu.
Journalist Egid Roj, who was murdered in the Turkish attack on Tishreen Dam, was commemorated at his grave.