While preparations continue in Nusaybin where the World Women’s March will begin, International Women’s Day celebrations are taking place in many towns.

İDİL
In the town of İdil in Şırnak province, cards were sent to women prisoners as solidarity and to celebrate 8 March, International Women’s Day. Women from the KJA (Free Women’s Congress) including HDP and DBP district co-chairs and municipal co-mayors went to the post office in traditional costume to send solidarity cards to women prisoners. The women left the post office applauding and ululating.

MARDIN
Preparations are continuing in the district of Nusaybin in Mardin province for the start of the World Women’s March which will begin there on 6 March.  Women gathered in front of the Democracy Park and performed a traditional dance accompanied by flute and drum. Nusaybin Co-mayor Sara Kaya said: "Women from all over the world will come together on 6-7 March and we will draw attention to the meaningless borders placed between women.” Kaya mentioned the preparations being made, inviting everyone to attend the activities.

Following the reading of a press statement, the women gave out leaflets to shop keepers in the town centre reading: "We are marching until all women are free.”

YÜKSEKOVA 
In the town of Yüksekova in Hakkari province the women did not forget women prisoners. Women marched to the post office to send cards to women in prison. Fly posting was also carried out to publicise a rally to be held in the Musa Anter Culture Park on 8 March.

HİZAN 
In the town of Hizan in Bitlis province a celebration was organised in the town centre by the KJA. Women co-mayors from Hizan, Güroymak, Yüksekova and Tatik attended the celebration, at which were displayed  KCK and PKK flags and pictures of the 3 Kurdish women murdered in Paris and of YPJ fighter Arin Mirkan and Kurdish People’s Leader  Abdullah Öcalan. Hundreds of women of all ages who attended the celebration carried YPG, YPJ and KJA flags and shouted slogans such as: "Long live President Apo", "Women life freedom" and "There is no life without the president". Following speeches by KJA activists and co-mayors, women performed traditional dances.