DIYARBAKIR, — Kurdish people in North Kurdistan embarked on a course of civil disobedience campaign led by Peace and Democracy Party (BDP), report said today.
The civil disobedience started today in Diyarbakir with the participation of BDP deputies, prominent Kurdish politicians and Kurdish mayors.
The campaign which aims to voice Kurdish demands of education in mother language, release of political prisoners, change in Turkish election law and an end to military and political operations in Kurdistan.
BDP leaders Selahattin Demirtas and Gultan Kisanak joined the protestors in Diyarbakir and as well as Mayor Osman Baydemir and DTK’s Ahmet Turk and Aysel Tugluk.
According to the report, Diyarbakir governor declared the campaign unlawful and Turkish police removed the tents of Kurdish protestors from Ofis quarter of the city. Turkish police also blocked all roads to the area where a sit-in action was planned.
Despite the ban Kurdish politicians started a sit-in action with the participation of nearly 50 people while tens of thousands showed their support by demonstrating nearby.
Turkish police also removed tents of the protestors and detained tens of protestors on the first day of civil disobedience in Batman. BDP depute Bengi Yildiz was also forcibly removed by Turkish police while he joined the sit-in action in central Batman.
The tension is reported to be high in the city while BDP members reorganized to continue the protest action.