Turkey Weekly 1 February 2026
Turkey Today – 01.02.2026
The 25 lorries of aid collected for Kobanê have been held up for three days.
Police assaulted journalists who wanted to cover the Ankara Democratic Institutions Platform’s march on 1 February, World Rojava Solidarity Day.
A statement of solidarity with Rojava was made in İstanbul’s Kadıköy district. As the crowd dispersed after the statement, six young people were detained.
Following a march in support of Rojava attended by thousands in the Kızıltepe district of Mardin, police attacked young people, beating and arresting many of them.
On 1 February, tens of thousands of people took part in a march organised in Diyarbakır as part of World Rojava Solidarity Day.