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• Dismissed co-mayor of Hakkari sentenced to 19 years and 6 months in prison - UPDATE 

  The co-mayor of Hakkari Municipality, Mehmet Sıddık Akış, whose office was usurped by the AKP-MHP government and a trustee was appointed, was sentenced to 19 years and 6 months in prison.
• Hakkari: Those who resist will win! 

  DBP Co-Chair Keskin Bayındır and DEM Party Co-Chair Tülay Hatimoğulları vowed resistance during the protest against the usurpation of the municipality of Hakkari.
• People on vigil in front of municipalities in Kurdistan 

  In protest at the seizure of Hakkari Municipality, the people started vigil actions together with DEM Party members. People continue to wait in front of the municipalities with the slogan ‘Pressures cannot deter us’.
• CHP delegation in Hakkari: The trustee practice is antidemocratic and unlawful 

  CHP delegation travelled to the Hakkari after the seizure of municipality and visited DEM Party. Underlining the unlawfulness of the trustee practice, CHP Spokesperson Deniz Yücel said, “We will continue our solidarity in every field.”
• People in Hakkari protest against usurpation of the municipality 

  Many political parties and civil society organisations staged a march against the political coup carried out by the Turkish government in Hakkari.
• Police take scores into custody in Mardin 

  Many houses were raided by the police in Mardin. While many people were taken into custody, the Kalkan family, including a pregnant woman, was tortured.
• Union of Turkish Bar Associations protests usurpation of Hakkari Municipality  

  The Union of Turkish Bar Associations protested the usurpation of Hakkari Municipality and demanded that the right to vote and be elected be respected and the co-mayor of the municipality be reinstated.
• Hakkari Municipality co-mayor salutes resistance to usurpation of people's will 

  Hakkari Municipality co-mayor Mehmet Sıddık Akış was deposed from his charge after being taken into custody. He told his lawyers to thank the resistance outside.
• CHP delegation goes to Hakkari  

  CHP spokesperson Deniz Yücel said about the appointment of a trustee to Hakkari Municipality that it was a “usurpation of will”, and added that they will send a delegation to the city.
• HPG releases balance sheet of war for May: 43 soldiers killed, 1 UCAV shot down 

  HPG announced its war balance sheet for May. Accordingly, guerrillas carried out 82 actions and 43 soldiers were killed. The invaders attacked guerrilla areas 286 times with chemical materials and 37 times with banned explosives.
• Kurdistan People's Initiative calls for street protests “until we take back our municipality” 

  Reacting to the usurpation of Hakkari Municipality, the Kurdistan People's Initiative said: “We call on all our people living in Kurdistan and Europe to take to the streets until we take back our municipality.”
• HPG pays tribute to guerrilla Azad Çekdar Mahir 

  The HPG paid tribute to guerrilla Azad Çekdar Mahir, who fell as a martyr seven years ago in Malatya.
• Gerîla TV broadcasts footage of actions against Turkish army 

  Gerîla TV broadcast footage of actions carried out against the Turkish army using a special technique in Zap.
• DEM Party members protest raid on Hakkari Municipality and arrest of co-mayor 

  DEM Party members protested the raid on Hakkari Municipality and the detention of co-mayor Sıddık Akis.
• Trustee appointed to Hakkari Municipality - NEW 

  Hakkari Municipality was usurped, and a trustee was appointed.
• DEM Party co-chairs protest police raid on Hakkari municipality 

  DEM Party co-chairs protested the police raid on Hakkari Municipality and said, "Enough is enough."
• DEM Party wins Hilvan local elections 

  Garip Yeşil and Serhan Paydaş from the DEM Party, won the Hilvan Municipality. They said that they would serve all residents and dedicated the election results to Kurdish politician Muhsin Melik.
• Iran border guards kill a young kolbar in Baneh 

  The attacks of Iranian forces against Kurdish kolbars continue.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish troops in Zap 

  Guerrillas hit Turkish soldiers in the Şehîd Delîl Western Zap region 3 times using a special technique, destroying 1 container and 1 position.
• HSM congratulates the 20th anniversary of the guerrilla offensive of 1 June 2004 

  After Abdullah Öcalan's kidnapping in 1999 and attempts to annihilate the Kurdish liberation movement both internally and externally, the guerrilla offensive of 1 June 2004 was an important liberation strike.
• KCK calls for solidarity with Rojava and action against Turkish crimes in North-East Syria 

  Condemning the latest wave of Turkish attacks on North-East Syria, KCK said: “We call on everyone to oppose these crimes and take action against them.”
• Bafil Talabani: If we can unite, we can guarantee our rights 

  PUK Chairman Bafil Talabani said, “If we can unite, we will guarantee our rights. Division does not serve any side.”
• Footage of guerrilla action in Zap 

  Guerrillas destroyed a construction machine used by the Turkish army to build military roads in the strategically important area of Girê Amêdîyê in Zap region.
• Kurdish political parties in Syria: Kurdish National Unity is a must 

  Kurdish political parties in Syria stated that the realisation of Kurdish National Unity is essential in the face of increasing attacks and conflicts around the world.
• HPG: Two soldiers killed, 1 helicopter hit by the guerrillas 

  The HPG Press Liaison Centre (HPG-BIM) reported that guerrilla forces killed two soldiers in Metîna, hit a helicopter in Avaşîn and hit the Turkish invaders with heavy weapons in in Zap.