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• Uçar: We promise a democratic republic 

  Green Left Party co-spokesperson Çiğdem Kılıçgün Uçar reiterated the promise of a democratic republic.
• People in Hatay vote in containers 

  The people in Hatay, one of the cities hit by the 6 February earthquake, are casting their vote in containers.
• Buldan: The country's destiny can change today 

  Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Pervin Buldan cast her vote in Ipekyolu, in the province of Van.
• Over 400 international observers monitoring elections in Turkey - UPDATE 

  The general elections taking place today in Turkey are monitored by international officials and independent delegations.
• Electoral event held in Basel 

  HDP Honorary President Ertuğrul Kürkçü spoke at an electoral event held in Basel.
• Over a hundred thousand people attend Green Left Party rally in Van 

  Over a hundred thousand people attended the rally organized by the Green Left Party in Van.
• Thousands rally in Amed ahead of the elections 

  People attending the Amed rally on Saturday, demanded freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and said that today will be the last day of AKP-MHP fascism.
• Polling stations open in Turkey 

  The voting process for the Presidential Election and 28th Term Parliamentary General Election started at 8 am local time.
• If Erdogan loses, his myth will be over and it will be a turning point for Turkey 

  Laura Sestini of The Black Coffee spoke about the elections in Turkey with Devriş Çimen, HDP’s representative in Europe.
• Young activists in Stuttgart protest the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan 

  A group of TCŞ members carried out a roadblock action in Stuttgart to draw attention to the 25-year isolation against Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and demand his freedom.
• Sarısaç: Tomorrow's elections will determine Turkey's future 

  Green Left Party Antep candidate Murat Sarısaç stated that tomorrow's elections will determine Turkey's future and called on everyone to support the Green Left Party and go to the polls.
• A Democratic Turkey is possible, says European Green Party 

  The European Green Party said in a statement that a "democratic Turkey is possible."
• "Kurdistan and Rojava Revolution" panel at University of Lausanne 

  A panel titled "Kurdistan and Rojava Revolution" was organized by student groups at the University of Lausanne on the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne.
• Fadıl Şenyaşar to stay in prison after new hearing in Malatya 

  Fadıl Şenyaşar was not released after a new hearing in Malatya.
• MEPs comment on upcoming Turkish elections 

  MEPs spoke about upcoming Turkish elections.
• Thousands kept waiting at the border crossing before elections 

  Thousands of people, most of them being truck drivers, are kept waiting at the border crossing with southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Demir: The government wants to create a climate of fear 

  There is a tense atmosphere in Turkey in the run-up to the elections. Referring to the increasing violence in the election campaign, HDK co-spokesperson Esengül Demir stated that the government wants to create a climate of fear.
• Young voters support Green Left Party for their future 

  Young voters who attended a meeting of the Green Left Party in Istanbul stated that they supported the Green Left Party for the future of the people, women and youth.
• Families apply to visit their relatives on Imrali 

  The families of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and the other prisoners on Imrali applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the Imrali Prison Directorate for a meeting with their relatives.
• Two primary duties in May 14 elections 

  We have two tasks before us: the first is to ensure that everyone votes, and the second is to ensure the safety of the ballot boxes. Our people will determine the fate of the whole country. It is the duty of every patriot to vote in these elections.
• Van ready for final Green Left Party election rally tomorrow 

  Van is ready for the final Green Left Party election rally tomorrow, ahead of the elections on Sunday.
• KCDK-E calls on the German government to end its complicity with Turkish fascism 

  Following the wave of criminalization against Kurdish politicians in Germany and Europe, the European umbrella organization KCDK-E called on the German government to end its complicity with Turkish fascism.
• Votes cast abroad are already in Turkey 

  The votes of 1 million 691 thousand 531 people were brought to Turkey.
• Önder: Vote Green Left Party to avoid right-wing parties to dominate parliament 

  Sırrı Süreyya Önder, one of the candidates of the Green Left Party, said that it was of great importance to vote for the Green Left Party in order not to allow the right-wing parties to predominate in the Parliament.
• SADAT member detained in Paris in connection with attack on Kurdish association 

  The assailant presented himself as a former member of SADAT, a parastatal mercenary group in Turkey.