25 years old Bemal Tokçu has died on Wednesday after he was severely wounded by a bullet fired which hit him on the head during the crackdown police staged on people in Gever, Hakkari's Yüksekova district last Saturday. Police brutally attacked thousands who were joining the funeral of Reşit İşbilir (35) and Veysel İşbilir (34) who were shot dead by Turkish police during a demo in the district on 6 December.

Tokçu stayed in intensive care unit at Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Hospital since 7 December.

Following an autopsy at the hospital, Tokçu will be laid to rest in Yüksekova or in the village of Adaklı (Alakana) where he was born.

With Topçu's death, the number of people killed by police in Yüksekova rose to three.