Turkish police attacked Peace Mothers and Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) members who gathered at Ok Meydaný (Ok Square) in Istanbul on Tuesday in solidarity with Kurdish political prisoners on hunger strike.

Clashes broke out in the area as a group of BDP members were attacked with tear gas and pressure water when they wanted to march to AKP Istanbul provincial headquarters to protest against government’s taking no steps concerning the demands of strikers.

Police also attacked the tent of mothers who have been on a hunger strike in Sibel Yalçýn Park at Ok Meydaný for the last three days. Many women felt sick and many others fainted after the tear gas attack in the tent. BDP Istanbul deputies Sebahat Tuncel and Sýrrý Süreyya Önder, ESP Leader Figen Yüksekdað, EMEP Leader Selma Gürkan, BDP provincial executives and many other politicians marched to the Park after the attack. Deputies and party leaders are expected to make a public statement here.

On the other hand, demonstrators who started a march to E Type Prison in Diyarbakýr were also attacked by police with tear gas and pressure water. Many people were injured and around fifteen were taken into custody in the attack.

It is also reported that police teams have been raiding some houses with panzers. Clashes are reported to be continuing in many areas.

Clashes between demonstrators and police also broke out in Þýrnak’s Cizre district as people were denied permission to march in solidarity with Kurdish political prisoners whose hunger strike has entered the 49th day.

Clashes are reported to be continuing in the neighborhoods of Nur and Cudi.