LOCAL ELECTIONS 2024

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• Provocation by AKP candidate in Nusaybin 

  An AKP politician campaigned for votes for his candidacy for mayor with a motorcade through Nusaybin.
• KCK: Vote for the people’s candidates! 

  “We encourage our people to vote in strongly on March 31st and wish the democratic candidates and our people the best of luck,” said the KCK in a statement on tomorrow’s local elections in Turkey.
• DEM Party to guard the ballot boxes with thousands of polling station attendants 

  The DEM Party will guard the ballot boxes with thousands of polling station attendants in tomorrow's local elections in Kurdistan and Turkey.
• Çalpan: Candidacy of Gültan Kışanak brings hope to Ankara 

  DEM Ankara Women's Spokesperson Nebahat Çalpan said that the candidacy of Gültan Kışanak, brings hope to many segments of society, especially women in Ankara.
• DEM party ends election campaign in Nusaybin with torchlight rally 

  In Nusaybin, the DEM party's election campaign concluded with a torchlight rally. The district town has been managed by a state trustee for two periods, but co-mayor candidate Gülbin Şahin Dağhan wants to change that.
• Election rally in Van: We will send the trustees away on 31 March 

  Speaking at the election rally in Van, DEM Party Co-Chair Tuncer Bakırhan said: "The people of Turkey will show a red card to this cruel order, this fascist mentality, the trustee mentality with their votes on 31 March.
• DEM Party files criminal complaint over 15,249 'illegal voters' 

  The DEM Party filed criminal complaints against the Ministry of Defence, the General Directorate of Population Registry and the Ministry of Interior on the grounds of "forgery in the electoral register and lists" in Iğdır, Kars and Siirt.
• Police barriers placed around the Akdeniz Municipality in Mersin 

  Police barriers were placed around the service building of the Mersin's Akdeniz district municipality run by the AKP.
• Mele Salihê Botî: Hüda Par is the hitman of the enemies of the Kurdish people 

  Mele Salihê Botî said, "Hüda Par is a part of the dark side of the state. Those who respect and support it are not sincere Muslims. Our people should not be fooled by them."
• 5,000 soldiers and police officers transported to Iğdır to vote in local elections 

  Around 5,000 soldiers and police officers were deployed as voters in the city of Iğdır as the manipulation in favour of the ruling AKP continues in the run-up to the local elections on 31 March.
• Music video by Kurdish artists in support of DEM Party 

  Kurdish artists released a clip to support the DEM Party (Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party) in the local elections to be held in Turkey and North Kurdistan on March 31.
• EUTCC: Upcoming elections in Turkey, neither free nor fair 

  Upcoming elections in Turkey: Neither free nor fair, said the EUTCC.
• Feminists in solidarity with Gültan Kışanak running for mayor of Ankara 

  “Gültan Kışanak is also our candidate,” say hundreds of feminists in Turkey who declared their solidarity with the Kurdish politician running for mayor of Ankara in the 31 March local elections.
• DTK Co-Chair Berdan Öztürk: The country I live in is Kurdistan 

  Democratic Society Congress (DTK) Co-Chair Berdan Öztürk, stated that the people will respond to the liars and plunderers on March 31st and said, "The country I live in is Kurdistan, and you will accept it."
• Syriacs announce their support for DEM Party in March 31 elections 

  The European Syriac Union called on the Syriac people to support the candidates of the DEM Party in the local elections and to take part in activities and events in the country and in the diaspora.
• DEM party campaign vehicle attacked in Kayseri  

  A DEM party campaign vehicle was attacked with a firearm in Kocasinan in Kayseri province. The attacker was reportedly arrested.
• Eğitim-Sen protests suggestions that school in Van could close for rally with Erdoğan 

  Eğitim-Sen Van Branch said that the organizers wanted to actually close the schools in Artemêt district for the rally of AKP President Tayyip Erdoğan, who will come to the city on Friday.
• Hazir: This election is vital for for Kurds to govern themselves 

  Bahçesaray Municipality co-mayor candidate Ayvaz Hazir said that he sees this election as vital for the Kurds to govern themselves.
• Citizens in Muş: DEM Party will win, spring will arrive 

  Citizens in Muş protested the current AKP mayor and said they would vote for the DEM Party.
• Kurdistan Communist Party to support DEM Party in local elections 

  The Kurdistan Communist Party announced its support for the DEM Party at the March 31 local elections in Turkey and North Kurdistan.
• DEM Party: 54,000 irregular voters have been newly registered in Kurdish cities 

  DEM Party's co-mayor candidate for Ankara Metropolitan Municipality, Öztürk Türkdoğan, stated that 54,000 irregular voters have been newly registered in Kurdish cities, with a significant portion of them being security personnel.
• DEM Party election office in Mersin attacked 

  In Akdeniz, Mersin, a masked assailant removed the flags on DEM Party's election liaison office.
• Meral Danış Beştaş: We will contest the elections in Istanbul to win  

  DEM Party's Istanbul co-mayor candidate Meral Danış Beştaş said that they entered these elections to win.
• Varlı: The tide will turn in Erzurum, DEM party will come to the city 

  Gülderen Varlı, DEM Party Van MP and Erzurum Metropolitan Municipality co-mayor candidate, said that her party is confident of getting good results in the city.
• List of DEM Party candidates for March 31 local elections in Northern Kurdistan 

  DEM Party announced the full list of co-mayor candidates for the upcoming local elections in Northern Kurdistan.