Funeral of guerrilla Ebru held in Istanbul
Funeral of guerrilla Ebru held in Istanbul
This country has lost thousands of youths in this dirty war. Tear and blood continue here while Israel releases a thousand Palestinian prisoners in exchange for one Israeli prisoner. I grieve so badly in my heart that I don’t want the same thing happen to other mothers. Our pain is so big.” said Birgül Muhikancý, mother of a guerrilla whose body was among those held in Malatya.
People’s Defense Forces (HPG) guerrilla Ebru Muhikancý (Eylem Ararat), who lost her life in the clash in Çukurca district of Hakkari on October 22-24 when chemical weapons were used by Turkish army, making the bodies of guerrillas almost unrecognizable, was buried with the participation of thousands of people in Istanbul yesterday. BDP Co-Chair Gülten Kýþýnak, BDP Istanbul MPs Sýrrý Süreyya Önder and Sebahat Tuncel also attended the funeral ceremony at Habipler Yayla Neighborhood Cemetery in in Sultangazi district.
Making a speech after the burial, Gülten Kýþanak remarked that everyone should ask himself “Why Ebru went to the mountains [i.e. joined the guerrilla] at such a young age”. Kýþanak said; “We have lost 30 thousand young people but nobody asks the reason why these young people go to mountains. The denial mindset that causes the death of so many young people needs to leave revenge speeches aside and think about the real point.” Referring to President Abdullah Gül’s s statements promising “equal response in return”, Kýþanak said; “I am calling them to look at Ebru’s photo for five minutes.”
Kýþanak ended her speech promising Ebru to honor their debt when the country obtained peace. “We feel abashed before you for not being able to solve this problem and living your deaths”, added Kýþanak.
Following the HPG statement announcing the names of the guerrillas who lost their live in clashes in Çukurca, families went to Malatya and applied to the Prosecution Office to reclaim the burnt bodies of their children. Families are accompanied by executives of Democratic Society Congress (DTK), Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) and Mesopotamia Solidarity Association for Families of the Missing (MEYADER).
People’s Defense Forces (HPG) guerrilla Ebru Muhikancý (Eylem Ararat), who lost her life in the clash in Çukurca district of Hakkari on October 22-24 when chemical weapons were used by Turkish army, making the bodies of guerrillas almost unrecognizable, was buried with the participation of thousands of people in Istanbul yesterday. BDP Co-Chair Gülten Kýþýnak, BDP Istanbul MPs Sýrrý Süreyya Önder and Sebahat Tuncel also attended the funeral ceremony at Habipler Yayla Neighborhood Cemetery in in Sultangazi district.
Making a speech after the burial, Gülten Kýþanak remarked that everyone should ask himself “Why Ebru went to the mountains [i.e. joined the guerrilla] at such a young age”. Kýþanak said; “We have lost 30 thousand young people but nobody asks the reason why these young people go to mountains. The denial mindset that causes the death of so many young people needs to leave revenge speeches aside and think about the real point.” Referring to President Abdullah Gül’s s statements promising “equal response in return”, Kýþanak said; “I am calling them to look at Ebru’s photo for five minutes.”
Kýþanak ended her speech promising Ebru to honor their debt when the country obtained peace. “We feel abashed before you for not being able to solve this problem and living your deaths”, added Kýþanak.
Following the HPG statement announcing the names of the guerrillas who lost their live in clashes in Çukurca, families went to Malatya and applied to the Prosecution Office to reclaim the burnt bodies of their children. Families are accompanied by executives of Democratic Society Congress (DTK), Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) and Mesopotamia Solidarity Association for Families of the Missing (MEYADER).
