Repression and celebration after elections in northern Kurdistan

Following today's local elections in Turkey and Northern Kurdistan, there is currently repression against the victory celebrations of the left-wing DEM party in the Kurdish regions.

The elections are a clear loss for Erdoğan in particular. On the one hand, the AKP lost in cities such as Ankara and Istanbul. On the other hand, the DEM party was able to score clear victories in the Kurdish regions despite massive fraud.

In the major cities of Amed (Diyarbakir), Elih (Batman) and Wan, DEM won almost two thirds of the vote.
The DEM party won a total of 77 mayoral posts, 12 more than in the 2019 elections, when the elected representatives in most northern Kurdish cities were removed from office by the state.

Like the election campaign, the elections were characterized by fraud and violence. In the northern Kurdish region of Amed-Sûr, a DEM election commissioner was shot dead, two more deaths were reported in Sêrt and Bursa.

via @Jugendinfo

⭕️Unmanned aircraft over Mexmûr

📍 Since the morning an unmanned plane has been flying non-stop over the Mexmûr refugee camp.

📍In these moments the plane continues to fly over us.

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After local elections: Resistance to "civilian coup"

Following the local elections in Turkey and northern Kurdistan on Sunday, the AKP continues to cling to power, especially in the Kurdish regions.
There, the DEM party even surpassed the HDP's 2019 result, winning 75 municipalities.

Now the state is trying to prevent the handover of offices with all its might. There are currently fierce protests in Wan after it became known that the winner of the DEM election was temporarily stripped of his civil rights, but was still on the ballot. Now the AKP candidate who lost by a wide margin is to be sworn in as mayor.

The handover is also being delayed in Amed due to a blockade by the AKP. In Hilvan near Riha, the election is to be repeated despite the AKP's clear defeat.

In Wan, the population began to take to the streets in protest against this "civilian coup". Barricades were erected in various parts of the city. Stores are currently spontaneously going on strike.

via @JugendInfoKontakt

Protests in Northern Kurdistan & Turkey are spreading

Since yesterday afternoon, protests against the AKP's attempts to sabotage the democratic decisions of the population have been spreading.
After the protests sparked in Wan, protests are now also being reported in Siirt, Elih, Gever, Colemerg, Hatay, Riha, Sirnex, Qoser, Adana and Mersin. In many cities, barricades were erected and fires were lit in the streets.

Previously, politicians from almost all parties had condemned the AKP's attempt to usurp the election despite the clear result. Structures of the Kurdish freedom movement also condemned the events and called for protests. The YCWK (Union of Patriotic Youth of Kurdistan) called for further expansion of the uprising.

In some cities, the state is now trying to regain the upper hand. In addition to the police, the gendarmerie is active in some areas; in Colemerg, AKP members are said to have fired at protesters with assault rifles.

❗️BREAKING ❗️
Resistance successful: DEM election winner awarded mayoral office in Wan!

As a result of the resistance of the Kurdish people and their allies, Abdullah Zeydan who won the mayoral elections in Wan with a huge margin will be granted the certificate by the High Electoral Board to take office. The Turkish state is bowing to the resistance that was shown yesterday and today on the streets of northern Kurdistan and Turkey. Yesterday and today, tens of thousands of people took to the streets to protest against the subsequent attempts at fraud. In Wan the people started to celebrate their success on the streets.
The protests against other election manipulations by the AKP-MHP regime wil likely continue in the coming days.

Long Live the Resistance of the Kurdish People!