b9AcE on Nostr: 'The Turkish military is enforcing a rule requiring the display of the Turkish flag ...
'The Turkish military is enforcing a rule requiring the display of the Turkish flag at all outdoor weddings in Çukurca (Çelê) in Hakkari (Colemêrg). This mandate has been followed up with military raids and threats against those who resist.
A local resident […] explained, “Weddings in Çelê can only be held in one public square, which is next to a military post. […]"
[…] wedding organisers must sign a contract with the military before their event. “The contract includes conditions such as not removing the flag, not playing songs mentioning ‘freedom’ or ‘revolution’, and banning decorations in yellow, red or green […]"'
https://medyanews.net/turkish-military-mandates-flying-of-turkish-flag-at-kurdish-weddings-in-cukurca/
Weddings under Erdoğan's dictatorship have been brutally raided previously detaining participants later sentenced to prison and/or fines for playing and/or singing songs in their own Kurdish language at their weddings.
A local resident […] explained, “Weddings in Çelê can only be held in one public square, which is next to a military post. […]"
[…] wedding organisers must sign a contract with the military before their event. “The contract includes conditions such as not removing the flag, not playing songs mentioning ‘freedom’ or ‘revolution’, and banning decorations in yellow, red or green […]"'
https://medyanews.net/turkish-military-mandates-flying-of-turkish-flag-at-kurdish-weddings-in-cukurca/
Weddings under Erdoğan's dictatorship have been brutally raided previously detaining participants later sentenced to prison and/or fines for playing and/or singing songs in their own Kurdish language at their weddings.