District Governor appointed to Mardin’s Nusaybin Municipality as a trustee Ergün Baysal ordered the demolition of the Newroz Monument which had been erected in the memory of 16 civilians who had been massacred when state forces opened fire on the Newroz celebrations in the district in 1992.

The monument on the Newroz intersection in the Devrim neighborhood symbolized the 16 civilians, and included gunshot hands and torches to represent Newroz. The monument has been completely demolished by municipal construction equipment.

FOLLOWING A GLORIOUS NEWROZ

Social media accounts of the trustee-appointed municipality shared photographs from the demolition and announced that a clock tower will be built in the place of the monument.

The demolition took place right after the glorious Newroz celebrations on March 21.

ISIS gangs have torn down many monuments and sacred sites that represent values of the peoples.

The Kawa the Ironsmith statue in Afrin had been taken down by ISIS-remnant FSA gangs during the Turkish state’s invasion attacks.