As part of a political genocide led by the Turkish state against the Kurdish people, the HDP’s co-mayor candidate for the Kurdish town of Cizre, Berivan Kutlu, was detained along with many other women in Sirnak.
Early this morning, the Turkish police raided several houses in the center of Sirnak city and the Cizre district. As a result, the HDP’s co-mayor candidate for Cizre, Berivan Kutlu, was detained along with many other women.
The detainees include HDP Sirnak branch administrator Leyla Kılıç and DBP Sirnak branch co-chair Ayşe Altay. Other women detained in the operation are reported to be; Nuriye Bilir, Zeynep İdin, Kumru Yörük, Emine Erkuş, Saadet Edin, Taybet Bilgi, Berivan Kutlu and Şirin Kılıç.
