19.01.2026 21:00
After the ceasefire agreement reached between the army and the terrorist organization YPG in Syria, chaos erupted in 4 cities in Turkey. The police intervened in a protest organized in Istanbul, Van, Batman, and Diyarbakır, using the conflicts in Syria as a pretext. Many people were detained during the ensuing events.
The terrorist organization YPG, which has been reluctant to agree to a ceasefire in Syria, has finally surrendered. Unable to withstand the operations carried out by the Syrian army, the terrorist organization accepted the ceasefire.
PROTESTS HELD IN 4 CITIES
Following the ceasefire in Syria, protests were held in four cities in Turkey. The police intervened against the protesters who used the conflicts in Syria as an excuse. A march was planned in Diyarbakır under the leadership of the DEM Party. The police did not allow the march, which was to take place from Koşuyolu Park to Dağkapı. After negotiations between DEM Party officials and the police ended without results, the police requested the crowd to disperse.
NUMEROUS ARRESTS
After the police warning, those in the crowd faced intervention just as they wanted to start the march. During the intervention, DEM Party Member of Parliament Adalet Kaya and DEM Party Provincial Co-Chair Abbas Şahin were affected by tear gas. While the police dispersed the demonstrators using tear gas in Batıkent square, some journalists were also affected by the tear gas.
In the protest demonstration of the DEM Party in Sarıgazi, Istanbul, many people, including DEM Party Istanbul Provincial Co-Chair Çınar Altan, were detained. It was also learned that there were arrests in the protest demonstrations in Istanbul and Batman.