Mothers of Diyarbakır

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The mothers sit in front of the HDP building in Diyarbakir, 2019

The mothers of Diyarbakır ( Turkish Diyarbakır Anneleri ) are a group of women who gather weekly in Diyarbakır for a sit-in against the Halkların Demokratik Partisi (HDP) and demand the return of their children who were deceived or kidnapped by the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) were. The sit-in takes place in front of the local HDP office.

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The mothers sit-in in 2020

On September 3, 2019, dozens of mothers started protesting outside the Diyarbakır headquarters of HDP, a political party accused by several Turkish parties of links with the PKK. Since the first sit-in, the number of families in front of the building has increased. Due to the wintry conditions, the group moved the sit-in from the stairs of the party building to a tent near the party office to protect themselves from the cold weather.

In March 2020, the number of protesting families rose to 134. Protests continued during the coronavirus outbreak, in line with measures to combat the pandemic. The elderly went home while the others were spaced with protective gloves and masks.

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  1. ↑ Belkıs Kılıçkaya: Despite Quiet Threats, Mothers of Diyarbakir Continue to Resist (en) . In: The New Turkey , January 4, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020. 
  2. ^ Ahmet Kaplan: Turkey: Mothers sit-in protest against YPG / PKK growing . In: www.aa.com.tr , March 1, 2020. Accessed April 1, 2020. 
  3. ↑ Struggle of Kurdish grieving families who lost sons to PKK above all political concerns . In: SETA , September 9, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2020. 
  4. ↑ a b Kurdish mothers continue to protest PKK in line with anti-coronavirus measures (en) . In: Daily Sabah , March 29, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020. 
  5. ↑ Selim Kaya: Diyarbakır'da HDP önündeki eylemde 201'inci gün; aile sayısı 134 oldu (tr) . In: Hürriyet , March 21, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.