The Turkish Parliament has voted to extend the state of emergency for another three months, following a New Year’s shooting attack in an Istanbul nightclub that left 39 people dead. The state of emergency was first imposed after the summer’s failed military coup. Since then, 100,000 public workers have been suspended from their jobs, and 40,000 people, including dozens of journalists, have been arrested. On Tuesday, hundreds protested outside the Reina nightclub in Istanbul, condemning the violence and calling for more democracy in Turkey.

Kadri Kilici: “The only way to get over this kind of situation is to bring more democracy, freedoms, peace and the institutionalization of secularity.”

Mucella Yapici: “They want to accustom us to grisly attacks. I am here to show that I will not surrender to this violence, I am very sorry.”