First Newroz fire in Amed

The first Newroz fire of the year has been lit in Amed. The big Newroz celebration will take place in Amed (Diyarbakır) on 21 March under the slogan “Dem dema serkeftinê ye” (Time for Success). The preparatory committee launched the New Year celebrations in snowy conditions with a bonfire in the garden of the HDP headquarters in Kayapinar district. Among others, HDP MP Remziye Tosun and provincial association chairpersons Gülistan Atasoy and Zeyyat Ceylan took part in the celebration.

Before the fire was lit, Zeyyat Ceylan made a statement and said that millions of people will demand the lifting of Abdullah Öcalan’s isolation, the release of the sick and prisoners who are not released despite completing their prison sentences because they do not show remorse, and the right to their mother tongue at this year’s Newroz celebration. “We will celebrate Newroz 2022 by strengthening our struggle for freedom and democracy,” said the Kurdish politician.

Regarding the preparations for the central Newroz celebration on 21 March, Ceylan said that five commissions have been formed for the various fields of activity. The aim is to involve millions of people, he said. To achieve this, hundreds of thousands of invitations have been printed for the population of the metropolis of two million. In addition, guests have been invited from all four parts of Kurdistan, other regions of Turkey and from abroad.

After the statement, the fire was lit and there was dancing.