Turkish police are besieging the headquarters of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in Ankara. In the morning, three people carrying Turkish flags were brought outside the building under police protection. The people explained that their children were with the PKK, laid a wreath and then left. The police - obviously disappointed by the peaceful proceedings - remained on the scene. When HDP members protested against this, they were verbally and physically attacked, and injuries were sustained. One policeman shouted in the face of HDP deputy Ayşe Acar Başaran that he would "nail" her.

HDP spokeswoman Ebru Günay said that the police deployment in front of the party headquarters was a targeted provocation directed by the Interior Ministry. Similar attempts had already been launched in Amed and Van to block the HDP's political activity, she said. Günay called for the arrest of the police officer who threatened her faction colleague Ayşe Acar Başaran. "It should be clear that neither women nor the HDP will be deterred from their political work by such provocations. Whenever we become stronger and the HDP represents a ray of hope for the peoples of Turkey, the fascist AKP/MHP coalition unites with sinister gangs who call themselves police and try to provoke us. We will not be intimidated by this and will defend the HDP at all costs," said Ebru Günay.

A little later, the police tried to break down the door and enter the party headquarters. HDP spokeswoman Ebru Günay and others present were sprayed in the face with tear gas from a short distance. Six people were brutally detained, including HDP politicians Veli Saçılık, Hüseyin Gökoğlu, Ali Özkan and Nazım Karakurt. The tense situation continues.