Emine Çağırga, the mother of 10-year-old Cemile Çağırga, who was killed during the curfews and whose body was kept in the freezer because the soldiers were firing at Cemile's family when they tried to go out to bury the body, said that she welcomed Mother's Day with sadness and said, "Those who told my daughter was a terrorist are attacking Bashur today."
Tevgera Azadi Co-Chair Mihemed Abdullah stated that the war started with a conspiracy against PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan, and that the Federated Kurdistan Region became the center of the war in the Middle East.
Shengal Autonomous Council and the Iraqi army stated that the conflict and tension in Shengal was resolved through dialogue and announced that the KDP's plans to evacuate Shengal failed.
Responding harshly to the KDP's statement that "Only the KDP defended Shengal and paid a great price for this", the PUK said, "You fled before everyone else and left the civilian population to the hands of ISIS gangs."
The indefinite and non-rotating hunger strike of the prisoners in Juvie Type T Prison has entered its 29th day.
Hadi Öcün, elder brother o Necmi Öcün who lost his life in an operation carried out by Turkey back in the 90's underlined that to stand against war is a moral responsibility and said: "All sides lose at war."
Continuing the Justice Watch for 422 days, Şenyaşar Family will be welcoming guests at their house in Suruç for the Ramadan Holidays.
Reminding that thousands of people joined the peshmerga in the Barzani family's revolt against Saddam, a former volunteer peshmerge said, "Erdogan's only dream is to reach the borders of the Ottoman Empire once again. Their main purpose is to occupy the lands of Bashur Kurdistan.”
YBŞ General Command stated that Iraq received the orders for the attacks from the KDP and Turkey, and said, "We will use our right of self-defense against any kind of attack."
Zülfü Bingöl, who has been staging a sit-in he calls the "Liberty Watch" for the freedom of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan for 5 years, said, "When our Leader is free, the Kurdish people will also be free."
The Catalonian Parliament reacted to Turkey's attacks on the Federated Kurdistan Region in partnership with the KDP, and made a statement saying, "The world's condoning Erdogan's aggression will cause more bloodshed."
People in Kobanê and Hesekê protested the attacks against Shengal.
Tens of thousands of people filled the Tandoğan Square of Ankara, celebrating May 1 with the slogan "Resistance will win". The crowd, giving the message "We will win together", then marched to Kızılay Square.
Millions filling the Maltepe Square for May Day protested the isolation on PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan and the war policies of Turkey and supported Gezi protests. The crowd gave the message that people will together change the fascist order.
May 1 Celebrations of this year have been the most massive gathering since the protests that followed the Ankara Train Station Massacre carried out by ISIS. The crowd that entered the area in corteges, gave the message of resistance with their different colours.