Turkish soldiers who raided the Burmataş (Xişxişok) hamlet of the Hasanova village in Karlıova (Bingöl) dug inside a house, ransacked it and subjected women to violence.

Soldiers entered and searched the hamlet with multiple vehicles on 21 December. 

Villagers told Mezopotamya Agency about the harassment they were exposed to during the search. They stated that during the search many objects in the houses were broken.

Nothing was found during the search, however the soldiers ordered an arbitrary excavation, saying that there was a camp under the house of 85-year-old Zeki Sayak, who had been arrested twice.

Women protested against the soldiers digging and were met with violence. The villagers said: "They insulted the protesting women and beaten them. They removed the quilts and searched them. There were wanted people in the village and they were asking where they were hiding. We said that they didn't live in the village. There is no one left in the village due to the heavy repression. Only women, children and a few elderly. The children were trembling with fear and crying. The soldiers knew there are no wanted people in the village, but they just carried on with the searches to torture families."

During the search, some of the villagers' cell phones were confiscated and some were broken by soldiers.

Pointing out that the villages in the mountainous areas are difficult to access due to the winter conditions, villagers said: "There are winter supplies in the houses. The soldiers poured the food. How can we cope without supplies in this winter day? They know the people they're looking for aren't here. They threatened the women and said that if the wanted people did not come, they would raid the village again."

The villagers called for human rights organizations and lawmakers to examine what happened in the hamlet.