Series of fights between AKP and DBP leaves 3 dead

A series of fights in Şanlıurfa on Thursday between a ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) campaign team and Democratic Regions Party (DBP) members left three dead including a brother of AKP deputy İbrahim Halil Yıldız and the son of DBP official Esvet Şenyaşar, the T24 news website reported.

According to the state-run Anadolu news agency, the fight started with an armed assault on the AKP members during a visit to local shopkeepers.

The Artı Gerçek news website, on the other hand, reported that when the AKP members were visiting a shop owned by Şenyaşar, a dispute erupted over products packaged in green, red and yellow.

Green, red and yellow are the colors of the flag of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

Amid the dispute a member of the AKP group stabbed Şenyaşar, and then someone from the Şenyaşar family allegedly fired a gun at AKP deputy Yıldız and his entourage, which left Yıldız’s brother, Mehmet Ali, dead and eight others wounded.

While the injured were being treated at a local hospital, relatives of the AKP deputy allegedly killed two members of Şenyaşar’s family, including his son Celal Şenyaşar.

A Republican People’s Party (CHP) official in Şanlıurfa, Servet Gören, also claimed Esvet Şenyaşar was killed, the Medyablok news website reported.

According to the Mezapotamya news agency, deputy Yıldız’s bodyguards were firing shots after the dispute.

Turkey will hold snap elections on June 24.

The campaign booths of the İYİ (Good) Party, Felicity Party (SP) and Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) have been the subject of attacks in several cities.

An HDP report listed 22 attacks since the launch of its election campaign, as of June 3.

from Turkish Minute https://www.turkishminute.com/2018/06/14/series-of-fights-between-akp-and-dbp-leaves-3-dead/