After the 6 February earthquake that hit 11 provinces resulting in the death of more than 45 thousand people according to official figures, revolutionary organizations, unions, and civil society organizations set up tents in Sevgi Park, in the Defne district of Hatay, for earthquake victims. The tents were removed by the police.

The tents of the organizations in Sevgi Park have been targeted by the governor's officials and the police for a week. The resistance of the people and the organizations that set up the tents prevented police from removing the solidarity tents.

The police eventually forcibly removed the tents in Sevgi Park.