Press Release

On 16 June 2020, the colonialist Turkish state launched one of the biggest operations in its history in order to occupy the Kurdistan territory. The fascist Turkish state, which aims at eliminating the Freedom Guerrilla, the free will of the Kurdish people, and everything it represents, has chosen the area of Heftanin as its target. On 16 June 2020 has proved once again that the will of the Freedom Guerrillas can more than the most sophisticated technology.

Under the leadership of the PKK, which revived the national spirit in Kurdistan, Kurdish youth headed towards the free mountains to take part in the resistance without hesitation. The Kurdish Freedom Guerrilla is answering to the fascist, colonial forces today as it has done yesterday.

Our comrades fell as martyr after fighting heroically against the invading Turkish army. The Id information of the martyrs are as follow:

Nom de Guerre: Agit Çiya Name Surname: Rıfat Aksoy Birth Place: Batman Mother - Father Name: Fener - Kutbettin Date and Place of Martyrdom: 16 June 2020 / Heftanin

Agit – Rıfat Aksoy

Nom de Guerre: Mazlum Piro  Name Surname: Murat Aktaş Birth Place: Kars Mother - Father Name: Ayfer - Osman Date and Place of Martyrdom: 16 June 2020 / Heftanin

Mazlum – Murat Aktaş

Nom de Guerre: Çiya Bakur Name Surname: Şerif Ali Ebubekir Place of Birth: Ranya Mother's-Father's Name: Fatıma - Ali Date and Place of Martyrdom: 16 June 2020 / Heftanin

Çiya – Şerif Ali Abubekir

Code Name: Şahin Tolhıldan Name Surname: Nadir Kerim Birth Place: Sine Mother's-Father's Name: Şerafet - Gurban Date and Place of Martyrdom: 16 June 2020 / Heftanin

Şahin – Nadir Kerimi

Nom de Guerre: Tolhıldan Ararat Name Surname: Mehdi Ahmedi Place of Birth: Kotol Mother's-Father's Name: Sıdıka - Yusuf Date and Place of Martyrdom: 16 June 2020 / Heftanin

Tolhıldan – Mehdi Ahmedi

Our comrades, Agit, Mazlum, Şahin and Tolhildan who are concrete examples of great resistance and sacrifice combined with national spirit, have been turned immortal by writing their names in gold letters to the history of Kurdistan resistance.

We extend our condolences to all the patriotic Kurdish people, especially precious families of our heroic comrades and promise that we will keep their memories in our struggle by carrying our struggle to victory.

July 1, 2020

HPG Press Centre