The Kurdistan People's Initiative made a statement against the seizure of Mardin, Batman and Halfeti municipalities from the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party).
The statement by the Kurdistan People's Initiative is as follows:
“The fascist AKP-MHP government has once again shown its Kurdish enemy face. The fascist regime, which keeps our leader in isolation and resorts to all kinds of dirty cooperation to destroy our guerrillas, now wants to seize the cities that our people have won with great labour.
Mardin, Batman and Halfeti were won by the resistance and labour of the people. Appointing trustees is not recognising the will of the people. We will not recognise the AKP-MHP government that does not recognise the will of the Kurdish people. We call on all our people, especially young people and women, to embrace their will. We will be on the streets until we take back our municipalities. We will not recognise those who do not recognise us. Let's claim our will and turn all squares and streets into areas of action.”