Thousands gathered in Istanbul to celebrate Newroz, beginning festivities with a minute’s silence, followed by speeches from activists, deputies, peace mothers and politicans.
The closure of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), the isolation of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (Abdullah Öcalan), the ongoing hunger strikes in prisons, and Turkey’s withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention were protested during the event.
The emphasis this year was on a joint struggle against government oppression.