Tens of thousands are bidding farewell to Amed Bar President Tahir Elçi who was murdered in Sur district yesterday.

Masses flocked to the Koşu Yolu Park as of early Sunday morning for the funeral for human rights defender Tahir Elçi who spent his life fighting against unidentified murders until he became a victim of one yesterday.

Speaking here, Elçi's wife Türkan Elçi said; "Victims of unidentified murders will welcome you now. There is no need to introduce you whom all the victims and the world know very well. We are watching you from here. Victims of unidentified murders, to which you dedicated your life, will say 'You defended us, but who will defend you?'. And he will answer; 'I have comrades, friends and families standing by my side. The history will understand me."

Speaking after, Tahir Elçi's brother Ahmet Elçi said the followings; "The prosecutors, judges and media of the state pointed my brother as a target. My brother is not our first martyr, nor will he be the last one. The cruel and fascist cowards should know very well that they will never be able to intimidate the Kurdish people who will resist till the end. Tahir hasn't died. He will not ever die. He was a free person. The state can put our hands in handcuffs but never our minds and ideas. We are free and we will resist together with our people and friends. Our people will never surrender to occupying forces. Tahir was a brother of all socialists, Armenians, Assyrians and Kurds. As a Kurdish intellectual, he has been murdered by the state which has committed similar murders over and over throughout its history. Yet, our people will never be afraid, and we will win."

Tens of thousands are at the moment accompanying Elçi to Yeniköy Cemetery where he will be laid to rest.