May Day resistance in Mecidiyeköy!
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- 11:02 01/5
The mass gathered in mecidiyeköy is resisting to go to Taksim despite the police attack.
The mass gathered in mecidiyeköy is resisting to go to Taksim despite the police attack.
DEM Party's Saruhan Oluç said that everyone who visited Sırrı Süreyya Önder mentioned his endeavour for peace and stated that this situation reveals that different circles of the society want peace and solution.
IHD Co-chair Eren Keskin stated that all parties in the parliament should put the “right to hope” on their agenda and said, “Turkey’s implementation of the right to hope is not a favour but a duty.”
People of Makhmur protested the embargo and oppression imposed by Iraq on the camp with a march.
According to a report of the TEM submitted to the court, the flags, pennants and emblems of many organisations, including women's, youth, stundent and journalist organisations, belong to the PKK/KCK.
Cengiz Yürekli, one of Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers, said: "For Öcalan's right to hope, Turkey must change its legal policy and fulfil the requirements of the ECtHR's violation judgement."
Abdullah Öcalan's family and his guardian Mazlum Dinç applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and İmralı Prison Directorate requesting a meeting.
Many people were detained in house raids in Izmir and Istanbul before May Day.
Stating that Abdullah Öcalan also asked about the situation of the Greeks in Istanbul during the last meetings, Murat Kalmaz from HDK stated that they will establish "hustings" to bring Öcalan's call to all segments of society.
18 of 52 people detained in the second operation against Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality were arrested.
Muammer Uğur, a teacher in Şirnex, was arrested for sexually abusing 4 children. Uğur's trial will be held on 16 May.
The DBP and DEM Party delegation in North and East Syria visited MSD.
The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria declared 1 May Worker's Day as a holiday.
Nurettin Çelebi, who was released from prison after 31 years, was enthusiastically welcomed in his hometown Êlih.
It was announced that Pelin Yilmaz, who has been involved in the Kurdish freedom struggle for many years, lost her life.