Hundreds of activists of the Movement of Patriot and Revolutionary Youth (YDG-H) took to the streets in Şırnak's Cizre district on Sunday to protest the attack on the Agit Suruç Martyrs' Cemetery in Bendere region near Bagok mountain on Tuesday.

Activists gathered in Nur neighborhood chanting the slogan "Şehit namirin" (Martyrs are immortal) and "PKK is the people and the people are here", protesting the attack on the graveyard of 44 HPG (People's Defense Forces) guerrillas.

Police units with dozens of armored vehicles attacked demonstrators as they closed the İdil road to traffic. YDG-H activists responded to the intense pressure water and tear gas attack of police with fireworks and blast bombs.

Clashes in the area expanded to many other streets in the neighborhood. Demonstrators set many police vehicles on fire. Clashes lasted till late into the night.