BEHDINAN – Reminding that Zîlan means to sprout again, YJA Star guerrilla Zemyan Deniz said, “Zîlan has given birth to new hopes worthy of the meaning of the name friend.” Zeynep Kınacı (Zîlan), who was martyred as a result of the self-sacrificing action she carried out on 30 June 1996 in Dersim, is commemorated in the guerrilla areas. YJA Star guerrillas Rûken Faraşîn and Zemyan Deniz told ANF about Zîlan and his sacrifice.
YJA Star guerrilla Rûken Feraşîn stated that Zîlan is the line of women’s freedom and said: “I met a friend of Zîlan when I was a new fighter. It caught everyone’s attention in the environment we were in. Her personality was impressive. Despite being a warrior for a year, Zîlan friend recognized the Leadership and assimilated it by heart. The Kurdish woman who knew Leader Apo best, Zîlan, was a friend. Friend Zîlan’s historical depth was very strong. She was a bouncer in every moment of life. The depth of emotion and understanding was very advanced.”
HER SPIRIT IS STRONG AND LIVES ON
Feraşîn said that Zîlan was a representation of the line of sacrifice and continued as follows: “What has happened so far and now shows that; The friends who prepared themselves with the spirit of friend Zîlan put up a great resistance. The action of friends Sara and Rûken in Mersin also shows; The spirit of Zîlan friend is strong and alive. The resistance experienced despite the use of all technical and chemical weapons in the war tunnels expresses a steel will. She resisted until the last breath of her life in the tunnels. Based on this spirit of life and the line of Zîlan friend, they marched on the enemy. For us, Zîlan’s line is the line of freedom and self-sacrifice.”
HISTORICAL HERITAGE
YJA Star guerrilla Zemyan Deniz explained how she got to know Zîlan as a woman from Gelîyê Zîlan and the effect it had on her: “Before I joined the PKK, I only knew Zîlan by name. She was already known for her action. She left a unique historical legacy both in the history of the PKK and the history of the Kurdish people. Zîlan is to sprout again and she chose the right name for herself. She has retained the meaning of her name. Just as something new is sprouting, so should Zîlan’s friend. Within the Kurdish Women’s Movement, like YJA Star and PAJK, new saplings are growing in the hearts of each of us. Zîlan friend gave birth to new hopes worthy of the meaning of her name. The legend of Zîlan gave birth to thousands of Zîlans in the land of Kurdistan. As the YJA Star guerrilla, this flag waving in the sky no matter what, We will strengthen our struggle in the light of these experiences in order to raise it even more. Now they are starving and thirsty in the resistance in the mountains of Kurdistan, in Zap, Avaşîn and Metîna, in the war tunnels, but they are still resisting. It is our duty to protect this struggle.”
