Turkish murder of Kurdish civilians sparks protests around the world

News by The Kurdistan Tribune:

Turkey’s air raids on Wednesday evening, murdering 38 Kurdish civilians in the Sirnak Province using British and US made weapons, once again angered Kurds around the world. Human rights and political activists have called for mass demonstrations in front of Turkish embassies in every major city. On Thursday afternoon the first protests began in Istanbul, Kalar and Xaneqin, followed by London where a large Kurdish community is based.

Today (Friday), as the victims were buried , most shops and public places across North Kurdistan were closed in protest. After Friday prayers, angry Kurds poured into the streets to protest against the Turkish state terror. An elderly lady among them  declared: “Enough is enough, stop slaughtering our children, Erdogan.”

Sulaymani

Sulaymani

Thousands of Kurds demonstrated in Istanbul, Ankara and other Turkish cities as pro-Kurdish parliamentarians called for three days of mourning. Angry protesters poured onto the streets of Amed, in North Kurdistan – surrounded by a large number of security forces. In Sulaymani, in South Kurdistan, a protest took place at Salim Street where the protesters burnt the Turkish flag.

London

London

There were also protests in Belgrave Square in LondonHawler – where security forces dispersed protests using excessive force, Copenhagen, Malmo, Stockholm, and Washington DC. The protests will continue on Saturday and possibly next week.

 

 

The Turkish armed forces sent condolences to the relatives of the people killed by the bombing in a one-sentence statement on the General Staff’s website.

On the other hand, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) officials have been avoiding the press, although they were very quick to make their condemnation public when 24 Turkish soldiers were killed in a battle with the Kurdistan Workers Party. This deafening silence has outraged the public.

During the sale of three American AH-1W Super Cobra to Turkey, The Kurdistan Tribune urged the KRG to back the resolution introduced by US Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY) and Congresswoman Shelley Berkley (D-NV) to block the arms sale to Turkey, but the KRG took no action.

Here are the names and ages – the majority are children and teenagers – of 36 of the massacre victims:

Some of the victims

Some of the victims

Seyit Enç (23), Özcan Uysal (18), M. Ali Tosun (22), Yüksel Ürek, Salih Ürek, Nadir Alma (23), Mehmet Encü (15), Nevzat Encü (20), Hamza Encü (22), Şervan Encü (16), Cemal Encü (16), Osman Kaplan (32), Şıvan Encü (14), Bilal Encü (15), Mahsum Encü (16), Salih Encü (17), Serhat Encü (17), Adem And, Savaş Encü (15), Çetin Encü, Bedran Encü (12), Hüseyin Encü (19), Aslan Encü (15), Celal Encü (15), Erkan Encü (13), Selam Encü (22), Zeydin Encü (22), Orhan Encü (15), Fadıl Encü (16), Vedat Encü (16), Cihan Encü (16), Fikret Encü, Hüsnü Encü (27), Selahattin Encü, Selman Encü (40), Erkan Encü.

 

 

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