In the prosecution statement, Gülmen and Özakça said that started to stage sit-in in protest of their discharge through statutory decree and they went on their protest with the hunger strike because their request to be reinstated to their jobs was rejected.
“Ji ber ku wan daxwaza edaletê kiriye di metirsiya mirinê de ne. Divê Nûrîye Gûlmen û Semîh Ozakça serbest bêne berdan û li karên wan bêne vegerandin.