MERSIN, — 100 Kurds including BDP Akdeniz Municipality Mayor, were arrested today in Mersin, following the police raid on the funeral ceremony of HPG (People’s Defense Forces) guerrilla Murat Şakar.
Turkish police attacked the attendants with gas bombs and pressure water when they were carrying the coffin of Murat Şakar from the mosque to Guneykent Cemetery.
Police teams who had taken intense security measures in the area before the ceremony have arrested at least 100 Kurds. And the vents at the cemetery are reported to be continuing.