Abdurrahman Kızıl was laid to rest in the village of Qeregûnî in Kağızman district of Kars. The long-time activist of the Kurdish liberation movement had been assassinated in Paris on 23 December together with Evîn Goyî (Emine Kara) and Mîr Perwer (Mehmet Şirin Aydın). His body was transferred from Paris to Kars and picked up by relatives, DBP Chairperson Saliha Aydeniz, HDP MPs Sait Dede and Remziye Tosun and numerous others, and then brought to Kağızman.

The journey to the cemetery was accompanied by various harassment. First, the former HDP-governed and then the government-usurped municipality of Kars did not provide a hearse. Then an ambulance was organised, but it could not be used because of allegedly missing papers. Finally, the coffin was loaded onto a small truck and brought to Qeregûnî accompanied by a convoy of hundreds of vehicles.

The village was besieged by a large police and military presence. Part of the convoy was denied access to the village. Despite the harassment, a religious ceremony was held, and the body was buried in the village cemetery. The police even came to the cemetery and prevented journalists from documenting the funeral.

Saliha Aydeniz, co-chair of the Democratic Regions Party (DBP), recalled that Abdurrahman Kızıl had to leave Turkey in 2001 due to political persecution and had been living in exile in Europe ever since. "Kurds are arrested, expelled or killed. When Kurds are murdered, they are not even allowed to be buried according to religious customs. We cannot bury our bodies according to Islamic rules. Everyone should know that Abdurrahman Kızıl is a martyr of the Kurdish people. We will continue his struggle and fulfil his aspirations. Despite the despotic oppression, the Kurdish people will never retreat. The French government must clarify who Abdurrahman Kızıl's real killers are. If there is no clarification, France will be responsible for this massacre. The government must reveal those behind it and treat the attack as a terrorist attack," the Kurdish politician said.

After the speech, those present chanted "Şehîd Namirin" (Martyrs are immortal). Afterwards, the funeral guests left for Kağizman, where the relatives received condolences.