AMED, KURDISTAN CAPITAL
The Turkish state and its media channels have been working non-stop to try to prevent Kurdish youth from joining the mountains of freedom through psychological war policies. In particular, in the last few years, the Turkish state has continued to claim recruitment to the ranks of the guerrillas are decreasing and are at critical levels. In doing so, the terrorist Turkish state attempted to liquidate the guerrillas by creating the perception that the Kurdish freedom movement was weakening.
Today, the youth of Kurdistan are breaking this perception by mobilising at the heart of the movement in groups, and by sharing their decisions to join through the free press. Two of these young people, Agit Çiya and Piro Çiya, who joined the guerrilla ranks from Amed, spoke to the ANF.
“I have always dreamed of going to the mountains”
Guerrilla fighter Agit Çiya says: “My name is Agit Çiya. If you ask why Çiya [Kurdish for mountain]; the fascist Turkish state tries with all means to prevent the Kurdish youth from joining the guerrillas. It uses special war methods, prostitution, drugs and many other things to achieve this goal. I am trying to respond to the claim that nobody is joining the guerrillas. The mountains have always been a dream of mine. To be in the mountains, to witness what happens in the mountains, and to experience freedom in the mountains – that means Çiya to me. That’s why I gave myself the name Agit Çiya.”
The guerrilla fighter continues:
“Recently, a fierce special war against the Kurdish youth is taking place. In order to prevent the youth from joining the guerrillas, they try to influence the opinion of the youth. Minister of Interior, Süleyman Soylu said: ‘Nobody is joining them anymore, there are very few of them, the youth is not interested in it’. That’s a lie, we have shown this with our affiliation. We joined the guerrillas, that was our dream.
In recent days there has been an analysis by Murat Karayılan. It was about the professionalization of guerrillas and participation. Our joining the guerrillas is a response to this assessment and an invitation. The enemy is exerting severe repression so that we don’t join. But we didn’t bend, we took advantage of the gaps in the enemy’s net and are now part of the guerrillas.”
“Resist the enemy like a mountain”
Guerrilla fighter Piro Çiya says: “I gave myself the name Çiya because of my longing for the mountains. I hope that I will give the right answer to the enemy with my life and practice steadfastly like a mountain. Even if the enemy is obstructing our participation, we have read Heval Murat Karayılan’s speech on professional participation in the guerrilla carefully and dealt with the enemy’s shortcomings. And we have reached the free areas, the place where we belong, the mountains. That makes us happy. All the obstacles the enemy has put up to prevent us from joining, have failed.”
Çiya adds: “Of course, not only have we joined. We are very happy that many young people from Amed, the capital of Kurdistan, also want to join. If they unite their will, they can reach their goal. We call on Kurdish youth and youth in Kurdistan and Turkey: As difficult as obstacles and repression are, as big are the gaps in the net of the enemy. The important thing is to approach the matter in a professional way and to put your goal into practice with commitment and willingness to make sacrifices.
