Lynching provocations throughout the country
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After the Martyr Cicek Revolutionary Operation in Cukurca by HPG on October 19, the Turkish bourgeois state provokes lynching attempts through racist speeches by state authorities and by organising rallies under the slogan of "condemning terrorism". In many cities, racist rallies, lynching attempts and attacks on the BDP offices were carried out by fascist forces. {divide}
Istanbul University: On October 19 and 20, revolutionary and Kurdish students were attacked by the fascists carrying sticks and by the police throwing gas bombs and many Kurdish and revolutionary students were arrested.
Atasehir/ Istanbul: On October 23, fascist groups attacked the Kurdish shopkeepers in the Neighbourhood of Mustafa Kemal under the protection of the police.
Bagcilar/Istanbul: On October 23, following the so-called manifestation for "condemning terrorism", the fascist groups attacked the Cultural Association Med, threw stones at the building and broke the windows.
Bayrampasa/Istanbul: On October 22, a fascist group gathered in front of the building of the Bayrampasa Branch of BDP singing the national anthem of the Turkish Republic and attacked the building by throwing stones.
Esenyurt/Istanbul: A group of fascists attacked the district office of BDP. The police supported the fascist group through gas-bomb attack on the building.
Sariyer/Istanbul: 20 fascists attacked the local office of BDP with sticks and stones and broke the windows.
Kucukcekmece/Istanbul: On October 22, a racist fascist group made a march with Turkish flags and attacked the Kurdish residents who formed barricades to protect themselves. The police also attacked on the Kurdish people with gas bombs.
Taksim/Istanbul: Racist and fascist groups made several marches on Istiklal Street throughout the day, shouting racist slogans. They attacked the offices of BDP, Kurdish associations and the houses in which Kurdish people live. They even tried to lynch a young Senegalese man who was wearing a sweater with the flag of Senegal.
Uskudar/Istanbul: On October 22, a fascist group attacked the local office of BDP with stones and sticks.
Umraniye/Istanbul: Starting from October 19, the fascist groups have been organising racist manifestations in front of the BDP building. Primary and secondary school students are also brought to the manifestations by the order of the school managers. On October 22, these groups tried to break the doors of the building in order to lynch those inside, but they failed.
Adana: The provincial building of BDP was attacked with stones by a fascist group on October 23.
Antalya: In the district of Alanya, the local building of BDP was attacked by fascist forces on October 22.
Ankara: The local office of BDP in Sincan district was attacked on October 22.
Antep: The fascist forces made a racist manifestation on October 23. When a 5-year-old child watching them from the balcony made the sign of victory, representing the Kurdish freedom movement, with his fingers, the fascists attacked the building with stones, broke down all the windows of the apartment and tried to lynch the family.
Bursa: Fascist groups attacked the provincial building of BDP and organised a lynch attempt on Cagdas Erdogan, correspondent of a Kurdish news agency, who tried to take photos.
Elazig: A very serious provocation was carried out by the islamist and fascist forces, who plundered and burnt down the shops and houses of Kurdish people and kept the Kurdish neighbourhoods under blockade for two days on October 20 and 21. The office of BDP was attacked with Molotov cocktails. Alevite people were also under attack. Kurdish and revolutionary organisations resisted the attempt and forced the fascist to withdrawal.
Izmir: The provincial office of BDP was attacked several times by fascist and racist groups.
Kayseri: The fascist forces made a demonstration on October 23.
Kirsehir: The BDP provincial office was attacked by 5000 fascists, while a racist demonstration was organised on October 23.
Konya: 300 fascists attacked on the provincial office of BDP.
Malatya: The local office of BDP in Dogansehir district was attacked and all the windows were broken by stones on the night of October 21.
Cyprus: In Nicosia, fascist students attacked the Kurdish students and several clashes with stones were produced. Some Kurdish students were expelled from the university by the rector after the attacks.
Amsterdam/The Netherlands: On October 23, the local of the Kurdish Cultural Association was attacked by fascists and 10 Kurdish people were injured.
Basel/Switzerland: Turkish fascists clashed with the Kurdish youth in Clara Platz on October 23.
Berlin/Germany: Fascist forces tried to make a racist march in Kreuzberg. Kurdish youth tried to stop the fascists and several clashes took place on October 23.
Hagen/Germany: Around 300 Turkish fascists blockaded the Kurdish association and attempted to lynch the members of the association.