BEHDÎNAN – The statement of the HPG Press and Information Center is as follows:
“In 2017 and 2018, the leaders of the fascist Turkish state, who allegedly took to the streets claiming to ‘end our PKK party’, were defeated in any attack on the Kurdistan Freedom Fighters. Everyone can see that those who gave orders to the PKK have now gone out of their way. Certainly those who have persecuted the enemy in this way and added value to our struggle for freedom are our martyred comrades. Our war led by our martyred comrades both successfully repulsed the attacks of the enemy and created a significant level of warfare. In 2017 and 2018, our heroic commanders, our comrades Çavre, Yildiz, Bêrîvan and Botan, fought on this basis in the Botan area and were martyred. We respectfully remember these comrades.
The details of the identities of our martyred comrades are as follows:
Codname: Çavrê Firîşte
Name: Sûham Kadîr
Place of Birthê: Ranya
Mother-Father: Halîme-Abdûlkadîr Mûsa
Place of Martyrdom: 13rd of May 2017 / Botan
ÇAVRÊ FIRÎŞTE
Our friend Çavrê was born in Çarqurna, a city in Ranya, South Kurdistan. It grew with the ancient social culture of resistance and patriotism of our Southern people. Our colleague Çavre, who had heard the name of the PKK movement before, became closely acquainted with the guerrilla person after the year 2000 and turned his attention to the Apoyi movement. With the influence of the comrades and the mountain life of the freedom fighters of Kurdistan, the Apoyi movement became even more closely acquainted. Especially the presence of women fighters and commanders among the PKK guerrillas, their level of militarization has increased the dreams and dreams of freedom of our comrade Çavre. Our colleague Çavrê, who was on a quest, realized that to become a free Kurdish woman, the path to a dignified life was to join the guerrilla ranks. On this basis, she joined the guerrilla ranks in 2001 in Qandil. She described her involvement in the guerrilla ranks by saying ‘the bird that came out of the cage and was basking’. Coexistence within the PKK, the gathering of people of all kinds around a goal and the struggle for a free way of life had a strong impact. The free life of the PKK, the will to live a free life, understood its method and entered into efforts to participate on this basis. Our comrade Çavre was involved in guerrilla practice with the love of freedom, the joy of a free life, the enthusiasm and energy of youth. From Qandil to Xiner, from Xakurk to Haftanin, from Gare to Zap, she was actively involved in practical work. Under the command of one of our symbolic commanders the immortal Martyr Viyan Soran and with him fought side by side in the Haftanin area.
Growing up day by day, she became a skilled Apoyi militant and became a commander in the YJA-Star line. On this basis in 2006 she went to the Martyr Beritan Academy, further organized her experiences and refined her personality. The year 2008 deepened and reached a significant level with PAJK training in the Ideology of Women’s Liberation and the line of free women’s movement. In 2013 and 2014, she trained at the Martyr Mahir Academies, where she joined our army, and trained dozens of her comrades on this basis. Our comrade Çavrê learned from our party and her martyred comrades and wanted to work in North Kurdistan. She always wanted to be a guerrilla in North Kurdistan together with her comrades Viyan Soran, Viyan Penaber and Viyan Rojhilat. After all three of our comrades were martyred at different times and places, our comrade Chavre saw the dream of all three of her martyred comrades as an instruction and a will for herself, this grew in her heart and insisted on reaching Bakukr. In 2015, after the fascist Turkish state launched an all-out genocidal attack on our people, our comrade Çavre also went to Botan to seek revenge and fulfill her dreams and aspirations. At Bestay she was both actively involved in the practice, as well as quickly learning Northern guerrilla warfare. In the years 2016-2017, when the genocidal and occupier attacks of the Turkish state reached the highest level, our comrade Çavre took an active role in the guerrilla struggle in the North and took the lead in many activities. Our comrade Çavre soon proved herself and took her place in the YJA Star Command in the Bestay area, giving a real lead in life and war to her comrades. With her humility, solidarity, fighting spirit, courage and guerrilla warfare she became a place of great love and deep respect among her peers. Our comrade Çavre fought valiantly and was martyred along with her comrades in the battle against the occupying Turkish army in May 2017 at the Khazal Point in the Bestay region during the struggle. Our colleague Çavrê, who was a follower and companion of Viyan Soranan, will be seen as an example for the women and youth of South Kurdistan, especially for the women of South Kurdistan, and her memory and struggle will always be magnified by her colleagues.
Codname: Yildiz Cûdî
Name: Leyla Tanriverdî
Place of Birth: Şirnex
Mother-Father: Adîle-Îsa
Place of Martyrdom: 13rd of May 2017 / Botan
YILDIZ CÛDÎ
Our friend Yildiz was born into a patriotic family in the Silopi district of Botan. It grew with the ancient social culture of the Botanic people and the patriotic tradition. Bal and her past had always been on Mount Cudi, so she grew up and always wanted to reach the top of Mount Cudi one day. Especially as a young Kurdish woman, her search for truth and freedom led her to investigate, to investigate. Both the tyranny and assimilation of the oppressive Turkish state saw and understood this policy, as well as the social inequality that prevailed in the male-dominated mind, causing it to enter into conflict. For our colleague Yildiz it was a fundamental contradiction that women, especially Kurdish women, have no say in society, are left out, are ignored, their values are taken away, women can not freely express their color and between there is a big difference between men and women. Based on a patriotic culture, it was understood that the guerrillas of the women’s liberation movement on Mount Cudi and the PKK’s life were the answer to all conflicts. She therefore decided to join the guerrilla ranks, to join the free women’s movement led by the PKK. Thus she joined the party ranks in 2010 in Cudi despite having 4 female colleagues. Our comrade Yildiz proudly became a guerrilla in the land of Botan, where he was born, and took the name of one of our immortal commanders who was martyred in Cudi, Yildiz, thus following in her footsteps. He started guerrilla warfare in the harsh conditions of North Kurdistan guerrilla warfare and heavy fighting, participated in it with great demand and progressed quickly. Among the guerrilla ranks day by day her physique was strong, her spirit was free, her consciousness was great, her experience increased and she became a free Kurdish woman who became one with Mount Cudi. In the years 2011 and 2012, which was the high level of our step of the Revolutionary People’s War, he took part in many activities in Botany and rose to his role. Became a militant who was loved by all his peers and became a place of respect. The year 2013 was in the process of withdrawing to the Media Protection Areas. Here the experience of the North was both to communicate to its peers and to strengthen the level of expertise, including training at the academy of military expertise. She later studied at the Martyr Beritan Academy and immersed herself in the ideology of women’s liberation and the standards of freedom. Although he never studied within the system, he developed himself, reaching a significant level as a well-known PAJK militant. Our comrade Yildiz was always preparing for the Northern guerrillas and wanted to return to Botan. The year 2016 was the year of Botany. This time as a brave and skilled YJA Star fighter he returned to the land of Botan where he was born and where he started guerrilla warfare. In 2016-2017 he held important positions, our colleague Yildiz had a significant work in many activities and works in the region. He fulfilled his pioneering role in life in a wonderful way. In May 2017, he fought valiantly and was martyred along with his comrades in the battle against the occupying Turkish army in the area of the Xezal Point in the Bestay region.
Codname: Bêrîvan Arjîn
Name: Elîf Ataman
Place of Birth: Îzmîr
Mother-Father: Hanahan-Sadik
Place of Martyrdom: 13rd of May 2017 / Botan
BÊRÎVAN ARJÎN
Our friend Bêrîvan was born in .zmir as a child of a poor and patriotic Botan family. Although she grew up in the metropolises of Turkey, she preserved its culture and social nature. While studying in the schools of the Turkish state system, she showed a strong resistance against the policy of assimilation. The year 2006 was marked by the rise of Kurdish mothers in Kurdistan, especially in Botan. Our comrade Bêrîvan now believed that she should be involved in this struggle and entered the search. At university when she wanted to study journalism, she continued her research and became more and more understood day by day. In 2009 she became involved in the work of the revolutionary youth movement. She rose to important positions and worked in Kurdistan and many other metropolises of Turkey. Based on Apoyi’s philosophy and ideology, she organized the energy of the youth and enabled many young people to join the Apoyi movement. Despite being arrested and oppressed by the Turkish state, she became a heroic Kurdish woman in Botan and turned her head against the enemy and increased her anger. In 2013, she joined the guerrilla ranks as a leading youth movement militant in Diyarbakir province. Our comrade Bêrîvan reached an important level and quickly learned the life of the guerrillas and the mountains of Kurdistan in order to become a well-informed party cadre. Worked in Amed, Metina, Gare and Çarçella. She had significant experience with his strong knowledgeable and hardworking personality. He trained in military academies and became an expert in the assassination industry. He tried hard to put his experiences and comparisons into practice in North Kurdistan. As a result of this effort, 2016 she went to the Botan Region. Having reached the Botanic area with pleasure, she soon became involved in the life and practice of war. It rose to a significant role in the tough practice of 2016 and 2017. In May 2017, she fought valiantly and was martyred along with her comrades in the battle against the occupying Turkish army at the Khazal Point in the Bestay region.
Codename: Botan Şirnex
Name: Naîl Olmez
Place of Birth: Şirnex
Mother-Father: Sarya-Adil
Place of Martyrdom: 31th of August 2018 / Botan
BOTAN ŞIRNEX
Our friend Botan was born in a patriotic family in the Kashura region. Our comrade Botan, who is from the village of Elemun on the border of South and North Kurdistan, saw every day how the occupiers divided our country and grew up like this. The division of our paradise-like country caused conflict. In the area where he witnessed the heroic deeds of the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrillas, he also saw how the Turkish state was killing Kurds on the border, especially in Roboski. Our friend Botan, who went to .Şrnak to study, was successful here. But he realized that success in Turkish state schools would not deprive his people of their freedom and became involved in the work of the revolutionary youth. Our comrade Botan, who was actively involved in the struggle, was captured by the enemy and spent a year in prison. Our comrade Botan got to know the reality of the enemy better in prison, educated himself on the basis of Apoy’s ideology and at the same time focused on the Kurdish language and literature. While in prison, he became more and more aware of his hatred and anger against the enemy, and in 2015, when he was released from prison, he returned to the mountains of Kurdistan. Our comrade Botan joined the guerrilla ranks in the Bestay area and received his initial training of new fighters here. Because he had learned to live in the mountains and had trained himself on the basis of the party culture, he had learned hard guerrilla life from the moment he joined the guerrilla ranks and had not endured any hardships. In the spring of 2015 he received military training in Botany and took a professional step.
Our friend Botan was born in a patriotic family in the Kashura region. Our comrade Botan, who is from the village of Elemun on the border of South and North Kurdistan, saw every day how the occupiers divided our country and grew up like this. The division of our paradise-like country caused conflict. In the area where he witnessed the heroic deeds of the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrillas, he also saw how the Turkish state was killing Kurds on the border, especially in Roboski. Our friend Botan, who went to .Irnak to study, was successful here. But he realized that success in Turkish state schools would not deprive his people of their freedom and became involved in the work of the revolutionary youth. Our comrade Botan, who was actively involved in the struggle, was captured by the enemy and spent a year in prison. Our comrade Botan got to know the reality of the enemy better in prison, educated himself on the basis of Apoy’s ideology and at the same time focused on the Kurdish language and literature. While in prison, he became more and more aware of his hatred and anger against the enemy, and in 2015, when he was released from prison, he returned to the mountains of Kurdistan. Our comrade Botan joined the guerrilla ranks in the Bestay area and received his initial training of new fighters here. Because he had learned to live in the mountains and had trained himself on the basis of the party culture, he had learned hard guerrilla life from the moment he joined the guerrilla ranks and had not endured any hardships. In the spring of 2015 he received military training in Botany and took a professional step.
All four of our commanders fought valiantly in Botan and were martyred. We extend our condolences to the dear families of our comrades and to all the people of Kurdistan. Our struggle for freedom, led by our female colleagues, will definitely create a free life for everyone. With this belief, we promise to be followers of our martyrs and to fight tirelessly until victory.”
