Nazime Bayhan, Co-chair of TUAYDER, stated that there are 90 ill prisoners in the prisons in Antalya and said, "There are seriously ill prisoners. We do not want them to come out in coffins. They must be released as soon as possible."
The relatives of prisoners, who say they are waiting for the government and the authorities to take immediate steps and release their prisoners, stated, “We are waiting for both peace and what Mr. Öcalan will say.”
6 prisoners in Şakran Women's Closed Prison were sentenced to 1 month communicaiton penalty and 3 prisoners were sentenced to 1 month ban from activities.
Ronahi Sırdaş, a prisoners in Kayseri Bünyan Women’s Closed Prison, stated that they were attacked by ordinary prisoners when they were taken to the hospital.
Stressing that the condition of ill prisoner Devrim Ayık has worsened, his mother Hülya Ayık said, “If you extend the hand of peace, you have to take steps. First and foremost, ill prisoners must be released.”
DEM Party issued a statement regarding allegations that an assassination attempt was carried out against Sırrı Süreyya Önder before his death.
Lawyers of Asrın Law Office have applied to the Attorney General's Office and the prison directorate for a meeting with their client Abdullah Öcalan.
ISIS attacked a security point in Ziban town of Deir ez-Zor. ISIS attacks have been continuing since 6 May.
Meral Danış Beştaş mentioned that Sırrı Süreyya Önder had a unique ability to turn negativity into positivity and stated that those who attended his funeral pledged to continue Önder’s fight for peace.
The release of İbrahim Tekin, a political prisoner for 30 years, has been postponed by 11 months after he refused to accept a forced declaration of “regret”. Tekin said, “Even if I die, I will never accept this imposition.”
Despite the ceasefire declared by the PKK following the call of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan, Turkey has carried out 23 thousand attacks on the Federated Kurdistan Region so far.
Hikmet Duman from DBP, who travelled from house to house in Şirnex to explain “Call for Peace and Democratic Society” of Abdullah Öcalan, said: “We are telling people about peace house by house, village by village.”
After the Constitutional Court (AYM) decided not to annul the law that paves the way for the killing of street animals, animal rights defenders gathered on Sakarya Street to express their opposition, declaring, “We will never submit to this regulation.”
Arrested Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu's X virtual media platform account was blocked.