26.01.2026 19:05
Following the recent incident where a group of terrorist organization supporters, using the operations against YPG in Syria as an excuse, took down the Turkish flag at the Nusaybin-Qamishli border in Mardin, a ban was imposed. The Mardin Governorship announced that all gatherings and marches in open areas throughout the city would be prohibited for a duration of 5 days. The ban was implemented to ensure public safety.
The Mardin Governorship announced that meetings, marches, and similar actions are prohibited for 5 days throughout the province.
PROTEST BAN IN MARDIN FOR 5 DAYS
In a statement made by the Mardin Governorship, it was noted that regarding the march planned to be held tomorrow at 1:00 PM on Nevruz Boulevard in the Nusaybin district, recent developments both nationwide and across the border and their potential effects on the city were taken into account, and it was announced that from 00:01 on Tuesday, January 27, until 23:59 on Saturday, January 31, for a period of 5 days; all kinds of actions such as gathering, marching, press statements, hunger strikes, sit-ins, rallies, setting up stands, erecting tents, distributing leaflets and brochures, hanging posters and banners, etc., intended to be held in open areas, except for events deemed appropriate by the governorship and district governorships, are prohibited. The following statements were included in the governorship's announcement:
"THE REASON FOR THE BAN IS PUBLIC SECURITY"
"Regarding the march planned to be held on January 27, 2026, at 1:00 PM on Nevruz Boulevard in our Nusaybin district, a detailed assessment was made considering the recent events occurring both within our country and outside our borders and their potential effects on our province; it has been assessed that actions that could disrupt public order and security may intensify before, during, and after the date of the march, using the said march event as an excuse. In order to ensure peace and security within the provincial borders, the inviolability of the person, the safety related to property, and public welfare, to protect the rights and freedoms of individuals, to prevent violent incidents, and to eliminate the threats and risks mentioned above, the following measures have been deemed appropriate by our governorship within the administrative borders of Mardin province.
From 00:01 on January 27, 2026, until 23:59 on January 31, 2026, for a period of 5 days; all kinds of actions intended to be held in open areas (gathering, marching, press statements, hunger strikes, sit-ins, rallies, setting up stands, erecting tents, distributing leaflets/brochures, hanging posters/banners, etc.), the exit of individuals and vehicles evaluated to participate in the planned marches from the outer districts, and/or their entry into the provincial center, and the entry/passage/exit of individuals and vehicles evaluated to have come from other provinces to participate in the aforementioned gatherings and marches into our provincial borders are prohibited in accordance with Articles 17 and 19 of the Law on Meetings and Demonstrations No. 2911 and Articles 11/A, B, and C of the Provincial Administration Law No. 5442."