Press Release
1. Within the scope of the Martyr Bedran Gundikremo and Martyr Nalin Muş revolutionary campaign, our forces carried out an action between Hakkari's Şemzinan (Şemdinli) and Gever (Yüksekova) districts on July 23.
At 23.40, our forces targeted a convoy of the occupying Turkish army consisting of 40 armoured vehicles between the Pagê and Mıçê villages. The military convoy hit in close range was struck effectively and all the vehicles in the convoy split into two were put under fire, with one scorpion-type armoured vehicle being completely destroyed. 15 enemy soldiers have been identified killed in the action. The occupying Turkish army which indiscriminately fired at the area with heavy weapons amid the support of UAVs carried away its dead and wounded, along with the vehicle debris from the area. This action was carried out in memory of our patriot named Necmettin Fendik who was executed by fascist Turkish police in Gever.
2. On July 23, at 23.00, our guerrillas who encountered with the occupying Turkish army in the Gomasipî area of Dersim entered into conflict with enemy forces. After brief conflict, the enemy forces which carried out setdowns on the area launched an operation. The operation still continues. Our guerrilla unit which clashed with the enemy has reached the base areas securely.
3. On July 19, one of our unit encountered with the occupying Turkish army soldiers near Demirkapi village of Ağrı's Bazid (Dogubeyazit) district and entered into conflict with enemy forces. Two our comrades who fought heroically against the enemy forces in the conflict, where the number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be clarified, fell as martyrs.
4. On July 19, at around 14:00 hours, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation in Dersim's Harçik valley and Uzuntarla region. Until July 21, the occupying forces bombed the area intensely with warplanes and cobra-type helicopters. On July 21, at 01.00, the occupying Turkish army carried out setdowns with sikorsky type helicopters to the Harçik valley. After the setdowns, intense conflicts took place between our forces and the enemy soldiers.
As a result of conflict and bombardment, five of our comrades fell as martyrs after fighting heroically.
The ID information of our martyr comrades are as following;
Nom de Guerre: Cesur Dersim
Name Surname: Celal Aşkan
Place of Birth: Dersim
Mother's - Father's Name: Hanım- Aslan
Date and Place of Martyrdom: July 19, 2017 / Dersim
Nom de Guerre: Çekdar Dersim
Name Surname: Tuncay Güngörmüş
Place of Birth: Dersim
Mother's - Father's Name: Halise- Kazım
Date and Place of Martyrdom: July 19, 2017 / Dersim
Nom de Guerre: Gelhat Arin
Name Surname: Metin özkan
Place of Birth: Urfa
Mother's - Father's Name: Zahide- Hasan
Date and Place of Martyrdom: July 19, 2017 / Dersim
Nom de Guerre: Jehat Serhat
Name Surname: Ahmet Er
Place of Birth: Iğdır
Mother's - Father's Name: Halime- İsmail
Date and Place of Martyrdom: July 19, 2017 / Dersim
Nom de Guerre: Rojhat Van
Name Surname: Senar Aslan
Place of Birth: Van
Mother's - Father's Name: Fatma- Süleyman
Date and Place of Martyrdom: July 19, 2017 / Dersim
5. We stated in our statement made on July 23 that the occupying Turkish army launched an operation in the Qir strait of Bingöl's Yayladere district and that three of our comrades who fought heroically in these clashes that took place in the operation reached martyrdom.
The ID information of our martyr comrades are as following;
Nom de Guerre: Cotkar Karker
Name Surname: Ramazan Arslan
Place of Birth: Bingöl
Mother's - Father's Name: Güllü - Ahmet
Date and Place of Martyrdom: July 12, 2017 / Bingöl
Nom de Guerre: Hozan Avareş
Name Surname: Maşuk Sarışın
Place of Birth: Denizli
Mother's - Father's Name: Kadriye - Kerem
Date and Place of Martyrdom: July 12, 2017 / Bingöl
Nom de Guerre: Memyan Derik
Name Surname: Şehmus Güzel
Place of Birth: Malatya
Mother's - Father's Name: -
Date and Place of Martyrdom: July 12, 2017 / Bingöl
July 25, 2017
HPG Press Centre