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One killed in clashes during operation to remove controversial statue of PKK founder

One person was killed and two were wounded in clashes that erupted between protesters and security forces during an operation to remove a statue of Mahsum Korkmaz, one of the founders of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır on Aug. 19.

Families start hunger strike in Diyarbakır for return of children who joined PKK

A group of families in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır have started a hunger strike to demand the return of their children who joined the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

The families were holding a sit-in protest in front of the Diyarbakır Municipality amid demands that the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) mediate for the release of their children.