Turkish soldier Erdem Kavlak, who is claimed to have died in an accident on July 11, turned out to have warned of threats against his life before his death.
RojNews agency published footage of a Turkish soldier recorded before his death, which the Turkish state claimed was caused by an accident on July 11.
In the video, the Turkish soldier from Sivas province states that his military unit was forcibly taken to the battle field, saying: “We have been here for 3 days and it is our 4th day today. We are left without water and everything else. If something happens to me or my comrades in arms, the commanders of our battalion and squadron will be responsible. Should something happen to me, I want this video to be conveyed to the Turkish Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defense.”
The Turkish army, which systematically commits war crimes, has been exposed to have engaged in savage atrocities in its war in Kurdistan territory, including setting the bodies of its own soldiers on fire. Reports of suspicious deaths and executions are not rare in the ranks of the Turkish army, which heavily resorts to the use of chemical weapons, banned materials and inhumane methods in its genocidal campaign against the Kurdish guerrilla forces.
