29.06.2026 14:00
Before a rally held in Diyarbakır demanding "freedom" for Abdullah Öcalan, police sought to inspect a USB drive containing visuals and songs to be used at the event. DEM Party deputies and members protested the request, leading to a brief tense moment between them and the police. Footage shows deputies holding onto the USB drive plugged into a computer to prevent the police from taking it.
Images have emerged of the 'flash drive' tension between police and DEM Party deputies before a rally held yesterday in Diyarbakır demanding 'freedom' for PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan.
According to allegations, police officials wanted to examine the flash drive containing the visuals to be used at the rally and the songs to be played.
DEPUTIES REACTED
DEM Party deputies Serhat Eren and Beritan Güneş reacted to the police's request. The deputies and numerous party members tried to prevent police teams from taking the flash drive.
POLICE LEFT WITHOUT TAKING THE FLASH DRIVE
While a brief tension occurred between the parties, police teams left the area without examining the flash drive.
The emerging images also showed moments when DEM Party deputies firmly held onto the flash drive plugged into a computer to avoid giving it to the police.