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• Karimi: Turkish elections not run in a fair environment 

  Farah Karimi, Head of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, which monitored the elections in Turkey, said that the second round did not take place in a fair environment.
• Kurds in Leipzig protest attacks targeting Maxmur Camp 

  Kurds and their friends took to the streets in Leipzig to protest the AKP-MHP fascist regime and the attacks against Maxmur, and said: "We will continue our resistance against the fascist regime in all areas."
• Racist attack targets HDP Inegöl building  

  Two racist AKP members attacked the HDP Inegöl District Organization building with stones on Sunday night.
• Green Left Party, HDP, HDK, DTK and DBP meet today to determine a roadmap for the future 

  The Green Left Party, HDP, HDK, DTK and DBP are meeting today to evaluate the election results and determine a roadmap for the future.
• Economist Önder: Winning 52 % of the vote is not a victory but a defeat 

  Economist Önder stated that the 52 percent rate of votes won by Erdoğan means a defeat: “If he had been successful, he should have won 60 percent of votes at least. If I were in Erdoğan’s position, I would thank the people and resign for a better future."
• Journalist Hekimoğlu: Kurds did their part in presidential election 

  Evaluating Sunday’s presidential election in Turkey, journalist İnci Hekimoğlu emphasized that the Kurds did their part in the second round.
• Iraqi minister says agriculture under threat since Turkey does not release water  

  The Iraqi Minister of Water Resources said that Iraq's water reserve decreased by 7 billion cubic meters compared to last year, warning that this situation would negatively affect Iraqi agriculture.
• Spanish PM Sanchez calls snap election after right-wing victory in local elections 

  Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez dissolved the parliament after the right-wing victory in the local elections in Spain. A general election will be held on July 23.
• Turkey among first five countries for users of drugs 

  The Trends and Developments report published the EMCDDA’s latest analysis of the drug situation in Europe.
• AKP members provoke Kurdish families living in Alanya 

  In Alanya, a group of AKP members went in front of the Kurdish families' houses and attempted to provoke them with a fire they lit.
• HDP and Green Left Party: Our people voted against the one-man regime 

  HDP and Greens and Left Future Party said Kurds voted against the one-man regime.
• Kurds once again say 'no' to Erdoğan  

  AKP President Tayyip Erdoğan lost votes in Kurdistan once again in the second round of the Presidential elections.
• Erdogan elected President  

  YSK chair Ahmet Yener announced that Tayyip Erdoğan was elected President with 99.43 percent of the votes counted.
• Erdoğan’s first speech full of threats 

  The presidential candidate of the People's Alliance, Tayyip Erdoğan, said: "We will be together until the grave."
• YSK announces results with 75.42% of ballot boxes opened  

  The YSK announced results with 75.42 percent of ballot boxes opened
• Voting for presidential election ends, counting begins in Turkey 

  Two weeks after the first round, the presidential election in Turkey, around 61 million eligible voters were called to cast their ballots and thus decide who will govern the country for the next five years.
• People attacked by the police and prevented from voting in Cizre 

  The second round of the presidential election is marked by a series of irregularities and attacks.
• Attacks and irregularities at several polling stations 

  Reports are coming through of attacks on election observers protesting against block voting, especially in the Kurdish region.
• Attacks on Maxmur protested in London and The Hague 

  The attacks on Maxmur were protested in London and The Hague.
• Buldan: One vote can change the destiny of the country 

  HDP co-chair Pervin Buldan cast her vote and said, "One vote can change many things. It can change the destiny of the country."
• First irregularities registered in Yalova  

  It was reported from Çınarcık in Yalova district that envelopes with ballot papers that do not belong to the polling station were found in the ballot boxes.
• Emine and Ferit Şenyaşar: Reclaim your will, reclaim our future 

  Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit cast their vote in Urfa.
• Green Left Party co-speakers urge everyone to protect the ballot boxes 

  The co-speakers of the Green Left Party, Çiğdem Kılıçgün Uçar and Ibrahim Akın, have cast their votes. They called on voters to use their voice and protect the ballot boxes from fraud.
• Activists in Basel protest attacks on Maxmur 

  The Swiss Democratic Kurdish Council (CDK-S) and the Swiss Kurdish Women's Movement (YJK-S) organized an action for Maxmur Camp in Basel.
• Polling stations open in Turkey 

  The second round of the presidential election in Turkey began. The polling stations were open at 8 am local time. AKP-MHP government leader, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu are running to become the next president.