The police attacked the people waiting in front of the usurped municipality of Batman.

Following the attack with gas bombs and water cannons, people resisted the police at the barricades they set up at some points. While fires were lit in some streets, people frequently chanted ‘We will win by resisting’.

After a while, the people regrouped at Basın Junction and responded to the police forces that blocked the roads leading to the municipality. DBP Co-Chair Keskin Bayındır, women politicians Ayla Akat Ata and Sebahat Tuncel were among the people.

JINNEWS reporter Pelşin Çetinkaya and many people were beaten and detained during the police crackdown. Pelşin Çetinkaya was dragged on the ground before being taken into custody. Yeni Yaşam newspaper employee Veysi Aküren was also detained.