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• 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.
• Muharrem Ince withdraws candidacy for presidential election 

  Memleket Party leader Muharrem Ince has withdrawn his candidacy for the presidential election on Sunday.
• Interior Minister Soylu admits that the dismissal of Kurdish mayors was ordered by Erdogan 

  Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu admitted that he dismissed Kurdish mayors upon President Erdoğan's orders.
• Baydemir calls on people of Amed and Urfa to vote for the Green Left Party 

  Kurdish politician Osman Baydemir called on the people of Amed and Urfa to cast their vote on 14 May and give their preference to the Green Left Party.
• CDK-F condemns violence against Green Left Party members by Gray Wolves in Lyon 

  The CDK-F condemned “in the strongest terms the acts of violence committed by members of the Gray Wolves in Lyon on 9 May, against the volunteers and representatives of the Green Left Party."
• Young activists in Lucerne demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan 

  Young activists in Lucerne demanded freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• TEV-ÇAND members take over the vigil for Öcalan’s freedom in Strasbourg 

  Members of TEV-ÇAND took over the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil on its 568th week.
• Activists at Geneva vigil call on the Kurdish people to go to the polls 

  Activists holding a vigil in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva since 2021 called for strong participation in the May 14 elections in Turkey and North Kurdistan.
• AKP prepares for election fraud in Hakkari 

  In the province of Hakkari in northern Kurdistan, the AKP is apparently preparing for an electoral fraud. The AKP's provincial chairman took the list of members of the electoral commission and, under threats, imposed his own list instead.
• Victims of 2015 Ankara massacre commemorated 

  During the commemoration that marked the 91st month of the 2015 Ankara massacre which killed 104 people, the Turkish state was called to confront the previous massacres in the country.