A total of 145 corpses have been retrieved so far from the scenes of Turkish forces' savage massacre in several basements in Şırnak's Cizre district one week ago. These corpses which were mostly burnt and dismembered were sent to Mardin, Urfa, Şırnak, Silopi and Antep for autopsy.

While the families of some of massacred civilians could not yet give their DNA samples due to the ongoing state of siege in Cizre, many others are still awaiting the results of post-mortem examinations in various cities across the Kurdish region. Around 15 victims could be identified so far.

Out of the 20 bodies that had been transferred to Antep, only 4 were identified and the remaining 16 bodies are burnt and unrecognizable.

Family of Ali Fıtrat Kalkan, who is guessed to be among those massacred in Cizre, has applied to the prosecutor's office of Antep for identification. While the family was shown photos of 4 “identifiable” corpses to confirm their son, their demand to see the corpses has been rejected.

Lawyers for families had been denied participation in the autopsy of the victims which was performed secretly from families before bodies were taken to the morgue in Yeşilkent Cemetery.

Practices and obstructions by Turkish officials and institutions are increasingly being commented as efforts to hinder the exposure of the savagery committed on the bodies of Cizre basement victims.