http://jinhahaber.link/enAttacks continue in Cizre
ŞIRNEX – Minister of Interior, Efkan Ala announced, “The operations were ended in Cizre”. However, the attacks on the building where the wounded have taken refuge in the besieged town of Cizre, have continued. The smoke is still rising from the building and surrounding area which known as ‘basement of savagery’. Totally 139 people had taken refuge in three ‘basements of savagery’. 94 people in Cudi neighborhood and 45 people in Sur neighborhood. 68 people have been killed so far in attacks on the basements. There is no information about 71 people.
Martial law under the name of “curfew” enter the 59th day in Şırnak’s Cizre district. Minister of Interior, Efkan Ala announced “The operations were ended in Cizre”. However, state forces have continued to attack the third basement in the Sur neighborhood where 45 of the wounded had taken refuge. As police scattered gasoline in areas of the building and lit it on fire. 20 of the wounded died in the ensuing blaze yesterday. No news has been received from the 25 survivors in the basement since last night. The smoke is still rising from the building which is known as third “basements of savagery”. State forces took two funeral vehicles of Cizre Municipality at noon.
139 people had taken refuge in three basements in Cudi and Sur neighborhoods. So far, 68 of them have been executed. The ambulances have transported 39 incinerated and dismembered bodies to the hospital until now. There is no information about the other dead bodies and 71 wounded.
Woman’s dead body put on display
ŞIRNEX – The AKP’s special war machines have commited a crime against humanity in Cizre. A new photograph of a killed and naked woman in Cizre shared on social media like in Varto.
The AKP’s special war machines have unlimited authority. They have killed many citizens in Cizre district of Şırnak for two months. The special war machines have killed many citizens by scattering gasoline and shelling. They have killed women and tourtured their dead bodies.
A photograph which was taken in Cizre, shared on social media. A woman was killed and then her naked body was put on display. The special war machines shared the naked woman’s photograph on social media. The identity of the woman hasn’t known yet.
Before, Turkish security forces tortured the body of a woman guerrilla, Kevser Eltürk (nom de guerre Ekin Wan). Ekin’s body was dragged through the streets and exhibited naked in photographs shared on social media.
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A youth killed in Yüksekova
COLEMERG – State forces attacked the neighborhoods of Yüksekova, Hakkari province last night. A youth named Osman Alıcı was killed in the attacks.
State forces attacked the Esentepe, Esenyurt and Güngör neighborhoods of Yüksekova (Kurdish name Gever) last night. State forces raked by-streets by armored vehicles.
Efeler Troop has cantinued to shell the Esentepe and Esenyurt neighborhoods. The residents went out and protested the attacks by noice demonstration. A youth named Osman Alıcı was killed in the attack on Esentepe neighborhood. Killed youth’s body was taken to a house by the residents. Meanwhile, the resistance of the people has continued against the attacks.
The shelling of the Orman, Eski Kışla, Dize, Mezarlık, Güngör, Zagroz (Cumhuriyet), Esentepe and Esenyurt neighborhood continued throughout the night. Some mortar struck many houses. Luckily, there isn’t any loss of life in the houses.
66 killed so far in Cizre’s ‘basements of savagery’
ŞIRNEX – Dozens of dead bodies have been removed from basements in the town of Cizre that came under attack by Turkish state forces. There is still no word from many of the wounded, facing summary execution by Turkish forces. 66 people have been killed so far in attacks on the basements where the wounded took refuge in Cizre.
Turkish state forces continue to launch attacks on basements where the wounded have taken refuge in the besieged town of Cizre. 66 have been killed so far.
A basement located on Bostancı Street in the Cudi neighborhood was the first to come under attack. 31 people had taken refuge in the Bostancı Street house when it was targeted by tank fire on January 23. Since then, Turkish state forces have not allowed the wounded to receive ambulance access. Seven of those in the Bostancı Street basement passed away due to lack of medical care. As for the 15 surviving wounded and nine people with them, there has been no word from them for 11 days.
Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) MPs engaged in negotiations with the Ministry of the Interior for days regarding the evacuation of the wounded, but negotiations were fruitless. State forces blocked all attempts by HDP delegations and volunteer healthcare workers to reach the basement. Municipal ambulances repeatedly approached the site, but were turned away by state forces who claimed there were “clashes” in the area.
The upper floors of the Bostancı Street building have completely collapsed. When last contacted 11 days ago, those inside lacked water, food and medical dressing. The place that came to be known by the public as the “basement of savagery” became a coffin for the 15 wounded and nine others.
62 wounded had taken refuge in the second basement, located on Narin Street in the Cudi neighborhood. Tanks began attacking the basement, leading to a fire on the upper floors of the building. As the fire spread into one room of the basement, nine people burned to death. On the same day, a 16-year-old boy named Abdullah Gün emerged from the basement. He was shot and killed by state forces.
On February 7, state forces conducted an operation on the Narin Street basement. The state news channel TRT News reported on the operation with the headline “60 terrorists disabled [killed].” Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu then denied the initial report, referring to a statement by the state-appointed governor of the province that “ten people were killed.”
Yesterday evening, municipal ambulances entered the Cudi neighborhood. The ambulances transported 27 incinerated and dismembered bodies to the hospital. Today, 12 more dead bodies were transported out of the neighborhood.
The whereabouts of the remaining 23 in the Narin Street basement are still unknown. Faysal Sarıyıldız, one of the HDP MPs for the province, stated that on the last day those outside were able to contact the wounded, before the attack, there were told that there were 10 dead bodies and 52 wounded in the basement. He expressed concerns that all those in the basement had been killed, but that their bodies had not been produced in order to hide the extent of the massacres.
Finally, today, state forces attacked a third basement in the Sur neighborhood where 45 of the wounded had taken refuge. Tanks assaulted the building, leading to the collapse of the upper stories. Police scattered gasoline in areas of the building and lit it on fire. 20 of the wounded died in the ensuing blaze.
The 25 survivors in the basement are currently facing execution at the hands of state forces. Among the wounded in the Sur neighborhood basement is Derya Koç, former HDP co-chair for the Milas district in western Turkey.
In the most recent contact established with Derya, she reported that the walls of the basement had been demolished, and that armored vehicles playing the Ottoman Empire’s military march had fired tear gas into the basement. Derya said that those in the basement were unable to breathe due to the tear gas.
Soldiers kill Rojavan child at border
EFRÎN – Turkish soldiers have killed two Rojavans—a 10-year-old girl and a 36-year-old man—at the border of Efrîn Canton.
Turkish soldiers continue to kill Rojavan residents at the Efrîn border. 10-year-old girl Emel El Şêx, from the Bab area of Aleppo, and 26-year-old Endan Hemze from Efrîn’s Xelalka village in the Bilbilê district, have been shot and killed by soldiers at the border.
A local named Xelîl Mutehher reported that the citizens were slain 150 meters from the border between Rojava and Northern Kurdistan (in Turkey). Xelîl was working in the field at the time of the event and was himself wounded in the leg when Turkish soldiers fired indiscriminately on the field.
According to healthcare workers at the Avrîn Hospital in the city of Efrîn, 10-year-old Emel was killed by a bullet to her chest. Endan Hemze was wounded by a bullet to the back and rushed to the hospital, but could not be saved.
Most recently, Turkish soldiers killed a 9-year-old Rojavan child on February 5.
In Izmir, 2 women sexually assaulted under arrest
İZMİR – The group Peace Bloc attempted to present a press statement yesterday in Izmir, Turkey to condemn the massacre in the town of Cizre. Police attacked the crowd, arresting and sexually assaulting two women. The women have spoken out about the assault.
The coalition group Peace Bloc attempted to hold a gathering in Izmir, Turkey yesterday to condemn the massacre in the city of Cizre. However, police attacked before the group could read the statement, arresting 47. Among them were Sultan Eylem Keleş and Sibel Yaşar, members of the Women’s Initiative for Peace. Sultan and Sibel, who were released last night, described the sexual assault that they were subjected to while under arrest.
“When we were arrested, we were subjected to both sexual assault and sexist swearing,” said Sultan. “As we were being arrested, we suddenly found ourselves surrounded by riot police. There were more than I can count on my fingers. One was touching my breasts, one was touching my hips. Then there were all these sexist swears. Because our mouths were covered up while we were taken to the arrest wagon, we couldn’t cry out about what was happening.”
Sultan emphasized that the sexual assault was not a coincidence, but the product of a systematic mindset.
“When we went to the health control, we said that we had been sexually assaulted, but they said this wouldn’t appear in the report,” said Sultan. “When we gave our testimony we complained about this. We will also be filing charges.
“We know that war itself is organized on the basis of misogyny,” said Sultan. “We know that patriarchal values get escalated and promoted in these times.”
Seven of the 47 arrested were sent to the court with a demand for their continued detention.
16-year-old teenager killed in Diyarbakır
AMED – A march was held in Diyarbakır to protest the massacre in Cizre. State forces attacked the people. Mahmut Bulak (16) was shot and killed by state forces.
Citizens in Diyarbakır organized a march to protest the massacre in Cizre, Şırnak province. State forces attacked the group. The people went out in the Bağlar and Yenişehir district of Diyarbakır after the police attack. Mahmut Bulak (16) was shot and killed in the Sento Avenue of Bağlar by state forces. His body was taken to Bağlar Hospital.