Hundreds of thousands of people flock to HDP rally in Amed
Chanting crowd fills Station square in Amed
Hundreds of thousands of citizens joined the HDP rally in Amed, filling Station Square with chants and slogans.
Kalabalığın yüzde doksanı görünmüyor. Kamera açısında değil. :)
— EM LI VIR IN-EM DIKARIN (@EmDikarin) June 20, 2018
Bu mahşeri kalabalık 5 Haziran'ın cevabıdır. #BüyükAmedMitingi pic.twitter.com/zXMBR7MWgJ
The rally begun in the late afternoon on Wednesday and people were reported still trying to reach the square at 6pm.
HDP Youth Council members reached the square in a block chanting and shouting slogans.
Police confiscated banners at the entrance of the meeting area. It drew attention the fact that police also seized water lids.
Büyük Amed Mitingimiz... pic.twitter.com/lIt3lYiZHA
— HDP Amed İl Örgütü (@HDPAMED21) June 20, 2018
Women gathered at the Prestij Hotel and then entered the square where two huge screen had been set up for showing live images.
The people reached the square in groups and chanting, an image that reminded of the crowded rally held on 5 June 2015, two days before the elections.
Amed iradesine özgürlüğüne geleceğine, mücadelesine sahip çıkıyor, yüzbinler İstasyon Meydanı’nda özgürlüğü haykırıyor.#BüyükAmedMitingi pic.twitter.com/BB6Qe57ylU
— HDP Amed İl Örgütü (@HDPAMED21) June 20, 2018
