In a written statement, the HPG Press Center said that the invading Turkish army was dealt a heavy blow in Tepê Kartal and Martyr Birhat areas in Bektoria, Heftanin on 14 July. The HPG disclosed the identity of the 4 YJA Star and HPG guerrillas who fell as martyrs in the clashes.

The HPG said: “In our statement on 14 July we stated that our forces hit the invaders in the Tepê Kartal and Martyr Birhat areas in Bektoria. The invaders carried out bombardments in the area and our comrades Şoreş, Zeynep, Gever and Hozan fell as martyrs.

      Code Name: Şoreş Serkeft

      Name Surname: Murat Akman

      Place of Birth: Muş

      Mother's - Father's Name: Adule - Kamil

      Date and Place of Martyrdom: 11 July 2020 / Heftanin

 

      Code Name: Zeynep Amanos

      Name Surname: Zahide Şimşek

      Place of Birth: Hatay

      Mother's-Father's Name: Emine - Mahmut

      Date and Place of Martyrdom: 11 July 2020 / Heftanin

 

      Code Name: Gever Hakkari

      Name Surname: Yılmaz Özlü

      Place of Birth: Adana

      Mother's-Father's Name: Aysel - Ferman

      Date and Place of Martyrdom: 11 July 2020 / Heftanin

 

      Code Name: Hozan Farkin

      Name Surname: Ömer Eker

      Place of Birth: Amed

      Mother's - Father's Name: Emine - Ebedin

      Date and Place of Martyrdom: 11 July 2020 / Heftanin

 

The statement added: "Our comrade Şoreş was born in Malazgirt, Muş. He grew up in a patriotic family with a great devotion and love to his country, culture, people and land. He had to leave his village when the burning of villages, one of the most inhuman policies carried out by the invading Turkish regime in Kurdistan, increased.

The Kurdish people saw the reality in its simpler form and in 2007 decided to become a PKK Guerilla.

Our comrade Zeynep, was born in Hatay, the child of a family from Urfa. Despite growing up in a family that was heavily influenced by the assimilation policies of the enemy, she constantly questioned the family environment and the environment in which she lived, and she experienced deep contradictions as a result of this questioning. Our comrade Zeynep, who met the Freedom Movement the year she started university, found the answer to the contradictions she experienced in the philosophy of Leader Ocalan.

Our comrade Gever was born in Adana, the child of a patriotic family from Botan, that gave its many brave children to the Kurdistan Freedom Struggle. Gever knew that despite the intense assimilation policies developed by the fascist Turkish state towards our people in the big cities, he did not lose anything from his Kurdish essence and kept his dreams of freedom alive.

Our comrade Hozan was born in a patriotic family from Amed, which has a deep-rooted patriotic tradition and did not submit to the invading Turkish State. He took a stance worthy of the history of Amed and took his place in the Kurdistan Freedom Struggle.

We remember with respect our comrades Şoreş, Zeynep, Gever and Hozan, who stood against the invasion of the colonialist genocidal Turkish state with the spirit of the Revolutionary Movement of Cenga Heftanin."