The Greens and Left Future Party (Green Left Party) Mersin Provincial Organization held a meeting with civil society organizations and opinion leaders to discuss the election activities. The meeting saw the participation of Kurdish politician Ahmet Türk, as well as Green Left Party candidates, People's Democratic Party (HDP) provincial and district administrators.

HDP Provincial Co-Chair Hoşyar Sarıyıldız said that the Kurdish people have faced policies of massacre and extermination for centuries and added that the upcoming 14 May elections have a historical significance for this reason.

Kurdish politician Ahmet Türk also pointed out that these elections are a historical opportunity for the oppressed peoples. Ahmet Türk said: “I believe that our people will give the necessary answer in these elections to eliminate the oppression and denial policies carried out so far. When we look at it today, the Kurdish problem is, of course, Turkey's biggest problem, but besides the Kurdish problem, there is also the problem of workers. In fact, there is a democracy problem in Turkey. If we cannot make democracy permanent in this country, if we cannot establish a democratic order, rest assured that neither the Kurdish problem nor the democracy problem will be solved.”

Türk said: “We have been making politics for years. The Kurdish people have paid a huge price and they still continue to pay. Today, 10 thousand of our politician comrades are in prison only because they express their opinions and demand the rights of the denied peoples. Our goal and our struggle should be to oppose fascism as a whole, to come together around common democratic values for a democratic future.”