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The measures in question by the opposition parties were also
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taken during the general election on June 7 , 2015. These precautions
were necessary, because they knew that an act of violence against
Turkish political parties might come at any moment and that the state
was not in full control of the region. A part of their own country was
completely closed to the country's democratic political parties.

This situation still applies in some areas, and is regarded as quite
normal by many. A little reflection, however, will reveal the gravity

of the situation and the threat that those lands still face.

In the Southeast of Turkey,
almost no political party
can hold a public demons-
tration with their own party
flags. Due to the influence
of the fear empire that the
PKK found, the Southeas-
tern people cannot attend
the demonstrations with
Turkish flags; our own flag
is almost prohibited by the
PKK, which has exerted
dominance over the region.

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