“Without the support of the European states and intelligence organizations, the Turkish state and MIT, responsible for countless numbers of assassinations and massacres, could not have carried out a massacre in a place like Paris,” KCK said.
The Co-Presidency of the KCK (Kurdistan Communities Union) Executive Council released a statement on the occasion of the twelfth anniversary of the assassination of the three revolutionary Kurdish women, Sakine Cansiz, Leyla Soylemez, and Fidan Dogan, in the center of the capital of France, Paris.
The KCK statement on Tuesday includes the following:
“On January 9, 2013, three distinguished women of the Kurdish freedom struggle were martyred in Paris as a result of a treacherous conspiracy. In a period when Rêber Apo (Leader Abdullah Öcalan) made great efforts regarding the solution of the Kurdish question and the democratization of Turkey, and when, in the course of this, hopes were rising, once again, dark, malicious, and genocidal forces carried out this massacre in order to put pressure on Rêber Apo and to break the will of the people and the movement. Within a short time, it was revealed that this massacre was carried out by the Turkish national intelligence service.
We condemn this despicable massacre once again and commemorate all the martyrs of revolution and democracy with gratitude on behalf of our comrades Sara, Rojbin, and Ronahi, and we bow with respect in front of their precious memories. Our struggle, which develops according to the legacy of the martyrs, will hold to account all those responsible for these massacres and assassinations. We will build an equal, democratic, and free life in the memory of the martyrs.
The targeting of three struggling, revolutionary women aimed at weakening the Kurdish freedom struggle and the struggle for women’s liberation. Comrade Sara was one of the founding cadres of the PKK. She was a crucial part of the prison resistance of Amed (tr. Diyarbakir), one of the greatest and most honorable resistances in history against the enemy’s persecution and torture. With her indomitable stance, she tore the darkness that was drawn over the people of Kurdistan in the prison and became a light for our people. With her 40 years of revolutionary struggle and great labor, she has made a great contribution to the development of the Kurdish freedom struggle and the development of the struggle for women’s liberation. The resistance of comrade Sara has laid the foundation for the women’s struggle for freedom in Kurdistan. And she has become a symbol of women’s freedom, not only for Kurdish women but also for women all over the world. As Rêber Apo once said, the women’s struggle for freedom is Sara’s struggle.
The comrades Ronahi and Rojbin were also two revolutionary women who devoted their lives completely to this cause, carried the freedom of Kurdistan’s people and women in their hearts, and fought for it.
For years, the people of Kurdistan have been demanding that the European states, especially the French state, shed light on the Paris Massacre. As a movement, we have repeatedly made calls for this. If the French state wants to free itself from the Kurdish people’s condemnation, it must take steps to shed light on the Paris Massacre. But so far no steps have been taken to shed light on the massacre and the ones responsible for it. This has only increased our and our people’s doubts and concerns over the years. There is no doubt that it was the Turkish state that carried out this massacre. Our people and our movement know this fact. However, we know very well that the Turkish state did not carry out this massacre alone. It is clear that without the support of the European states and intelligence organizations, the Turkish state and the Turkish national intelligence organization, MIT, responsible for countless numbers of assassinations and massacres, could not have carried out this massacre in a place like Paris. The fact that no steps have been taken by the European states, especially France, to shed light on the massacre despite the passage of twelve years reveals that the Paris Massacre was an operation of NATO and its Gladio. The Paris massacre must be illuminated in all its aspects. Who helped the Turkish state and for what interest must be revealed.
A similar massacre took place in Silopi on January 3, 2016. Here too, three pioneering women of the freedom struggle, the comrades Seve Demir, Pakize Nayir, and Fatma Uyar, were assassinated. We commemorate them with respect and gratitude. It is very meaningful that our people from Silopi have upheld the legacy of the three this year on the occasion of the anniversary. By understanding and protecting the legacy of the martyrs, we can achieve freedom and live accordingly. Without this, an appropriate and free life is not possible. Rêber Apo has always emphasized his devotion to the legacy of the martyrs and pointed out that the struggle for freedom is always a struggle to commemorate the martyrs. Everything in Kurdistan was achieved based on the struggle of the martyrs. They and their legacy must be approached correctly, and the freedom struggle must be strengthened according to this.”
