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• DEM Party office in Istanbul’s Esenyurt district raided by the police 

  The DEM Party office in the Esenyurt district of Istanbul was raided by the police, and books and pictures have been confiscated.
• Nihat Demir: The policy of trustees have an impact on Kurdish migration 

  Dev-Yapı-İş Secretary General Nihat Demir criticizes government-appointed trustees.
• 376 signatures to HDK campaign demanding reinstatement of elected mayors 

  To date, 376 institutions, organizations and individuals have participated in the signature campaign "Let the will of the people be recognized, and let the elected mayors return to their duties" launched by the HDK.
• MAK militia: Three police officers injured in actions carried out on 15 and 16 November 

  The MAK militia said that 3 police officers were injured in the actions carried out on 15 and 16 November.
• 24 people, including 6 children taken into custody in Batman  

  A total of 24 people, including 6 children, protesting the appointment of a trustee in Batman were taken into custody under torture.
• Historic rally in Cologne: We are ready for an honourable and democratic solution 

  Kurds and their friends who came together in Cologne for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan gave the message “We are ready for an honourable and democratic solution’ and “The key to the solution is in İmralı.”
• Mayor of Istanbul visits Mardin 

  The Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoğlu of the CHP, visited the Kurdish politician Ahmet Türk (DEM) in Mardin against the appointment of trustees to municipalities.
• Demonstration in Cologne starts 

  Thousands of people are marching in Cologne demanding freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and a political solution to the Kurdish question. The participants call for the resumption of a dialogue process.
• Indictments to strip 4 MPs of their immunity sent to the General Assembly 

  An indictment to strip of their immunity DEM Party Assembly Administrative Officer Saliha Aydeniz and 4 more deputies was submitted to the Assembly.
• Ömer Öcalan arrives in Cologne and calls for participation in today's march 

  DEM MP Ömer Öcalan arrived in Cologne on Friday night and called for participation in the march that will take place today in the city to demand freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and a political solution to the Kurdish question.
• First group of participants arrives in Cologne  

  The first participants in the demonstration for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and a political solution to the Kurdish question arrived at the Deutzer Werft, in Cologne at dawn.
• Young people in Cologne call on everyone to attend today's march for Abdullah Öcalan 

  Young members of the TCŞ living in the city of Cologne set up a stand ahead of the march to be held today and called on everyone to attend it.
• Kurdish activist Kadri Saka sentenced to two years imprisonment in Germany 

  The Higher Regional Court in Hamburg sentenced the Kurdish activist Kadri Saka to two years imprisonment for alleged membership of the PKK in Bremen.
• 93 books by Abdullah Öcalan to meet the public at the Cologne rally 

  Within the scope of the freedom march and rally to be organised in Cologne, Abdullah Öcalan’s books published in 6 different languages will meet with the public at the stands.
• Families apply to go to Imrali 

  Abdullah Öcalan's family and guardian applied to the Bursa Public Prosecutor's Office and the Imrali Prison Directorate with a request for a visit.
• AGIF calls for participation in freedom for Öcalan rally in Cologne on 16 November  

  AGIF called for participation in the rally for the freedom of Öcalan to be held in Cologne on 16 November.
• 15-year-old child remanded in custody in Istanbul 

  A 15-year-old child was remanded in custody on charges of “making propaganda for a terrorist organization.”
• Internationalist Youth Communes protest in Berlin: Refuse the Third World War! 

  Activists of the internationalist youth communes covered the ‘Molecule Man’ sculpture in Berlin with a banner: ‘Refuse the Third World War– no medium-range missiles in Germany – no Eurofighters in Kurdistan’.
• DEM Party MPs protest the usurpation of municipalities in front of the Ministry of Interior 

  Deputies of the DEM Party protested in front of the Ministry of Interior in Ankara against the removal of Kurdish mayors from Office, warning of increasing lawlessness in Turkey.
• Signature campaign for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan in Latin America 

  Many institutions, organisations and individuals in Latin America have launched a signature campaign for the freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Kurdish women in Dieburg call on everyone to attend rally in Cologne 

  Kurdish women in Dieburg are working hard to bring large segments of society to Cologne for the march to be there on Saturday.
• De Sanctis: Öcalan must be free to work on a solution to the Kurdish question 

  ANPI National Secretary Fabrizio De Sanctis said: "Abdullah Öcalan must be able to establish a dialogue with his comrades, parties and people."
• DEM Party Youth Assembly member Aydın sent to prison 

  DEM Party Youth Assembly member Hüseyin Aydın, who was taken into custody during the anti-trustee protests, was sent to prison.
• KCDK-E co-chair: Let's be in Cologne, let's break isolation 

  As part of the preparations for the 16 November rally in Cologne, KCDK-E co-chair Zübeyde Zümrüt, KON-MED co-chair Kerem Gök and Münster Democratic Kurdish Society Assembly members visited families and tradesmen and called on everyone to attend the march.
• Öcalan's lawyers apply to visit Imrali 

  Lawyers from Asrın Law Office applied to the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the Prison Directorate to meet with Abdullah Öcalan.