![Turkmen march with flags on the 12th day of protests over the alleged electoral fraud in general election, in front of the city hall in Kirkuk, Iraq on 24 May 2018 [Ali Mukarrem Garip/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018_5-25-12th-Day-of-protest-iraq20180525_2_30553757_34053958.jpg?w=610&h=407&ssl=1 "12th day of protests in Iraq's Kirkuk")
Turkmen march with flags on the 12th day of protests over the alleged electoral fraud in general election, in front of the city hall in Kirkuk, Iraq on 24 May 2018 [Ali Mukarrem Garip/Anadolu Agency]
![Turkmen march with flags on the 12th day of protests over the alleged electoral fraud in general election, in front of the city hall in Kirkuk, Iraq on 24 May 2018 [Ali Mukarrem Garip/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018_5-25-12th-Day-of-protest-iraq20180525_2_30553757_34053953.jpg?w=302&h=202&ssl=1 "12th day of protests in Iraq's Kirkuk")
Turkmen march with flags on the 12th day of protests over the alleged electoral fraud in general election, in front of the city hall in Kirkuk, Iraq on 24 May 2018 [Ali Mukarrem Garip/Anadolu Agency]
![Turkmen march with flags on the 12th day of protests over the alleged electoral fraud in general election, in front of the city hall in Kirkuk, Iraq on 24 May 2018 [Ali Mukarrem Garip/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018_5-25-12th-Day-of-protest-iraq20180525_2_30553757_34053954.jpg?w=302&h=201&ssl=1 "12th day of protests in Iraq's Kirkuk")
Turkmen march with flags on the 12th day of protests over the alleged electoral fraud in general election, in front of the city hall in Kirkuk, Iraq on 24 May 2018 [Ali Mukarrem Garip/Anadolu Agency]
![Turkmen march with flags on the 12th day of protests over the alleged electoral fraud in general election, in front of the city hall in Kirkuk, Iraq on 24 May 2018 [Ali Mukarrem Garip/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018_5-25-12th-Day-of-protest-iraq20180525_2_30553757_34053956.jpg?w=916&h=611&ssl=1 "12th day of protests in Iraq's Kirkuk")
Turkmen march with flags on the 12th day of protests over the alleged electoral fraud in general election, in front of the city hall in Kirkuk, Iraq on 24 May 2018 [Ali Mukarrem Garip/Anadolu Agency]