TURKEY, — According to a figure published by IHD, (Children Rights Institution), 152 Kurdish children have been killed in Turkey during the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).
The chairman of IHD in Amed, Mr Raci Ilici reported the AKP has killed 152 Kurdish children in Amed; “over the course of last 24 years they have killed 530 children,” he added.
A number of civil institutions and NGOs organised a meeting to commemorate the sevenths anniversary of the killing of a Kurdish child, Igor Kaymaz, in which they strongly condemned the killing of Kurdish children. The posters of the slain children were put on the walls of the venue.
The chairmen of IHD, Ilici stated in the meeting that the rights of children have always been violated in Turkey. “We are celebrating the International Day of Children, while Igor Kaymaz’s body was riddled by bullets,” added Bilici.
Mr Ilici also added that not only Kaymaz but 530 Kurdish children have been killed by Turkish state in the last 24 years.
The chairman of IHD also stated that, 152 children during the AK Party power and 15 children in 2011 have been killed by the police officers who are still on duty.