BITLIS, — A religious memorial service was held today for the Kurdish guerrillas of HPG (People Defense Forces) Welat and Şehriban Argiş in Bismil town of Amed.
Amed deputy Leyla Zana said in the memorial, “Women are the greatest force of a society. That is why they are afraid of women.”
Gultan Kişanak the co-chair of Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) who visited the mourning tent for HPG member Şukran Imaç in Siirt said that the Kurds will not forget the 15 woman guerillas who were killed in a gunfight in the mountains of Bitlis.
Giving her condolences to Argiş family, Leyla Zana said “These young women could have been doctors, lawyers, mayors and deputies. But they considered their identity above everything. They chose this way by their own free will. They did not ask for too much. They only wanted an honourable life, like all the people in the world.”
BDP Co-Chair Gultan Kişanak pointed out that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government impose policies of elimination on the Kurds, which force them to give up the struggle for their identity and honour. “However, they shall know that the Kurdish people will never give up their honour. The Kurds will never forget the suffering in Hizan and the 15 woman guerillas who gave up their lives for their people,” added Kişanak during her visit to the mourning tent where ‘Martyrs do not die’ slogan often echoed.