Mothers of Diyarbakır
| Mothers of Diyarbakır Protest | |||
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| Part of Kurdish–Turkish conflict | |||
The mothers sitting in front of the headquarters of HDP in Diyarbakir, 2019 | |||
| Date | August 2016 – ongoing | ||
| Location | Diyarbakır, Turkey | ||
| Caused by | Alleged kidnapping/recruitment of children by the PKK | ||
| Goals | Demanding the return of children allegedly abducted by PKK | ||
| Methods | Sit-in protests | ||
| Status | Ongoing | ||
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| Increased pressure on HDP, political support for protestors | |||
| Protests supported by Turkish police and government media | |||
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status, result.The Mothers of Diyarbakır (Turkish: Diyarbakır Anneleri) is a group of Kurdish mothers who gather daily for a sit-in protest against the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), demanding the return of their children who allegedly were deceived or kidnapped by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). The sit-in takes places outside the Diyarbakır headquarters of the HDP. In contrast to the Saturday Mothers in Istanbul, who also ask for the whereabouts of their relatives and whose protests face oppression from the police, the Mothers of Diyarbakır group are supported by the Turkish police who escort them home in the evenings, and are protected by the local state prosecutor. The pro-government media also support the group.