House arrest is one of the methods used in Turkey to cripple the political opposition. As of March 8, Burcugül Çubuk, the deputy leader of the Revolutionary Party (DP), who has been under house arrest for a month, has released herself from house arrest. She explained, "I am not in house arrest, I am in feminist uprising."

The politician had been arrested at the founding declaration of the United Struggle Forces (BMG) in Kadıköy, Istanbul. In early February, Turkish police broke up the rally organized by the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and arrested about 65 people. In the BMG, several left-wing and socialist movements have joined together to form a new alliance to oppose the fascist regime in Ankara in an organized way. The alliance includes the Democratic Regions Party (DBP), the Revolutionary Party (DP), the Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP), the United Forces Platform (MBP), the Federation of Socialist Councils (SMF) and Partizan.

Those arrested were released after four days. After her release on February 8, Çubuk was placed under police house arrest.

"House arrest is another link in the chain of patriarchal slavery"

On social media, Çubuk said the following on her self-release on March 8, "I have been under house arrest since February 8. Most recently, Yıldız Idil Şen and Güneş Çetin, who participated in the great women's gathering yesterday, were sentenced to house arrest. This form of imprisonment is another link in the chain of patriarchal slavery to send women home and imprison them in their homes. That is why today I am not in house arrest, but in feminist revolt. I am ending house arrest out of my own resolve. I send my love to all women. We will promote patriarchal capitalism to the place where it belongs. We will be victorious."