Young boy killed for asking a song in Kurdish
Young boy killed for asking a song in Kurdish
A young boy, Gazi Akbayýr, was first stabbed and then shot to death by a mob after he made a request for a Kurdish song in a bar.
According to the information received, Dersim citizen Gazi Akbayýr requested a song in his mother-tongue in a bar in Aliaða district of Ýzmir. Following the performance of the song in Zazaki dialect of Kurdish, a group attacked Akbayýr with knife. While Akbayýr was taken out of the bar, lying in a pool of blood, the group this time attacked the Kurdish young boy with guns. Akbayýr lost his life on the way to hospital after the attack which killed him with eight bullets.
While assailants managed to escape from the scene, police took three people into custody following an investigation. One of the detainees was carrying two guns that were used in the attack. One more person is reported sought by police in connection with the murder.
The murder of Gazi Akbayýr reminds of Emrah Gezer who was shot by a police officer two years ago for singing a song in his mother language Kurdish in a bar in Cankaya district of Ankara.
The court decision concerning the case of Emrah Gezer considered the Kurdish song and the reaction of Gezer’s brother and sister as “provocation” and reduced the life imprisonment sentence given to police officer to 19,5 years.
According to the information received, Dersim citizen Gazi Akbayýr requested a song in his mother-tongue in a bar in Aliaða district of Ýzmir. Following the performance of the song in Zazaki dialect of Kurdish, a group attacked Akbayýr with knife. While Akbayýr was taken out of the bar, lying in a pool of blood, the group this time attacked the Kurdish young boy with guns. Akbayýr lost his life on the way to hospital after the attack which killed him with eight bullets.
While assailants managed to escape from the scene, police took three people into custody following an investigation. One of the detainees was carrying two guns that were used in the attack. One more person is reported sought by police in connection with the murder.
The murder of Gazi Akbayýr reminds of Emrah Gezer who was shot by a police officer two years ago for singing a song in his mother language Kurdish in a bar in Cankaya district of Ankara.
The court decision concerning the case of Emrah Gezer considered the Kurdish song and the reaction of Gezer’s brother and sister as “provocation” and reduced the life imprisonment sentence given to police officer to 19,5 years.
