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ANKARA (DIHA) - Thousands of people setting off from many cities of Turkey gathered in Ankara Ataturk Gymnasium Hall in order to take part in the 1st Ordinary Congress of Democratic Society Party (DTP). The congress is expected to start.
People set off in convoys from Diyarbakir and many other many cities of Turkey. people from the region to Ankara were frequently searched for reasons of security on the way and they went on without any event. Despite the long journey with breaks taken during the journey and the delays on the checkpoint, DTP members danced in halays, a traditinal folk dance. they did it even at night and chented slogans till the break.
The hall was full
While the people from Istanbul have not been able to arrive there because of delays, all the other convoys are now in Ankara. Women made a colourful scene with their traditional dresses in the DTP convoy, there were DTP flags and yellow, red and green scarves and the posters of Abdullah Ocalan. There are hundreds of security members and five hundred security members from the party in Ataturk Gymnasium Hall, where many people keep coming. Police searched people at the entrance on two points, those from DTP on duty are searching people. the cogress will start at 10.00 and the hall is full of DTP members. They often chanted slogans like "Biji Serok Apo" and "Ocalan, Ocalan", and there are many posters of Ocalan and flags of democratic confederalism.
"To the democratic society with equal free compatriots", "Let`s get organised against inequality of social gender." "Constitutional assurance for the Kurdish language" "Not despite the society but together with the society." read the banners opened in the hall and there were many party members. The congress will start at the moment.
(ekip/ny)