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The struggle for peace in Turkey is based on Kurdish demands for equality and freedom. On September 1 International Day of Peace, I am on my way to the Ofis district of Diyarbakır to see the event that will be held there. I am curious about the messages that will be given. Because I don't know what more can be said about the resolution of the Kurdish question.

Speaking at a peace rally in Van on World Peace Day, HDP Co-Chair Pervin Buldan said, “If there is an alliance to form at this point, it must be the alliance of peace,” announcing that the HDP would issue a declaration on September 27.

Ahead of the events to be held on the occasion of September 1 World Peace Day, the Sub-Governor’s Office of Bakırköy and the Governor’s Office of Eskişehir have banned meetings and protest marches for 5 and 15 days respectively.

Worker Can Ataş was one of the survivors of the October 10 Ankara Massacre in 2015. His both feet were broken into pieces, he was treated for 23 months.

Tens of thousands of people who gathered at Kadıköy/ Istanbul for the peace meeting on Sunday demanded democratic solution for the Kurdish problem. Deputies Uras and Ayna said that the best way to reply to the ruling party would be the local elections.