The Newroz programme for Istanbul, Van, and Diyarbakır has been finalised. The Newroz Festival will be celebrated in at least 53 centres this year. On 9 March, the Newroz declaration will be announced in Diyarbakır and Istanbul.

The main slogan for this year’s Newroz is “Newroza Azadî û Yekîtiya Demokratîk” and “Newroz of Freedom and Democracy”.

The Newroz programme is as follows:

• 9 March: Declaration in Diyarbakır and Istanbul

• 11 March: Elazığ (Karakoçan), Diyarbakır (Sur), Izmir (Kadifekale), Doğubayazıt

• 14 March: Muş (Bulanık), Şanlıurfa (Halfeti), Malatya, Mardin (Nusaybin), Siirt (Kurtalan)

• 15 March: Mardin (Kızıltepe), Adıyaman, Hakkari, Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Muş, Aydın

• 17 March: Dersim, Van (Erciş), Erzurum

• 18 March: Yüksekova

• 21 March: Diyarbakır, Tekirdağ, Kocaeli

• 22 March: Ankara, Istanbul, Mersin, Urfa, Balıkesir, Bingöl, Van, Antep, Batman, Elazığ, Antalya, Konya, Adana, Denizli, Izmir, Tatvan, Cizre, Siirt, Bursa, Muğla, Hatay (İskenderun), Manisa, Osmaniye, Çanakkale, Eskişehir

• 23 March: Şırnak

• 24 March: Silopi

The artists who will take the stage in Diyarbakır, Van, and Istanbul have also been determined. Koma Agirê Jiyan will perform in Diyarbakır for the first time in many years.

Van

• Koma Agirê Jîyan

• Koma Rojhilat

Diyarbakır

• Koma Agirê Jîyan

• Zeynep Casalini

• Alend Hazim

Istanbul

• Koma Amed

• Suavî