Day and night resistance in Êlih

  • actual
  • 14:39 8 November 2024
  • |
img

ÊLIH - The resistance that started in front of the municipality in Êlih (Batman) during the daytime is spreading to all neighbourhoods at night. 

The protests that started after the appointment of a trustee to the municipality of Êlih (Batman), which was run by the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), continue. The protests, which started in the daytime in the vicinity of the municipality and on Diyarbakır Street and other busy points in the city, spread throughout the city at night. Êlih is resisting against all attacks to protect their will and the co-mayors they elected with 64 percent of the vote. 
 
'YOU ARE DUMB DEVILS'
 
The first reaction to the trustee came from the mother of İpek Er, who was forced to commit suicide after being raped by specialist sergeant Musa Orhan in front of the municipality on July 1, 2020 and later died. Mother Er reacted with the words “Have you no honor”. 
 
The second reaction came from a citizen who said she is a teacher. “If you are silent, you are dumb devils. Why did you hold elections if you were going to appoint trustees? I brought my elderly parents from outside. They voted, we don't accept injustice,” she said. Reactions and protests began to spread in waves. 
 
RESISTANCE SPREAD TO NEIGHBOURHOODS
 
The resistance that started in front of the municipality with the participation of co-chairs Gülistan Sönük and Yeşil Işık spread throughout the city. Thousands of Êlih citizens responded with slogans such as “Thief trustee, thief AKP” and “Jin jiyan azadî (Woman, life, freedom)”. The police attacked with tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons against the resistance of the masses. At least 60 people were beaten and detained after the attack. Against the attacks and oppression, the people did not back down and increased their resistance. 
Young people in many neighbourhoods of Êlih responded to the police attack with stones and fireworks. In the face of the resistance of the youth, the police could not enter many neighbourhoods. 
 
MESSAGES OF RESISTANCE
 
As the resistance continued, the police closed the two roads in front of the municipality, the back streets and the area up to the train tracks with barriers. On June 2, 2015, Basın Kavşağı, where the HDP rally was held with the participation of hundreds of thousands of people, was chosen as the site of resistance. The masses marched to the site of resistance from 3 directions: Salih Özdemir Park, Bağlar Neighbourhood and Gök Taxi Station, frequently chanting slogans such as “We will win if we resist”, “The trustees will go, the peoples will come” and “Jin jiyan azadî”. 
 
When they reached Basın Junction, their meeting point, the enthusiasm reached its peak. The police, who could not tolerate the enthusiasm here, attacked 4 times, but the masses did not back down and resisted. Throughout the day, feminist women, TJA activists and political party representatives visited the area and gave messages of resistance. The resistance that started in 3 neighbourhoods on the first day of the trustee appointment spread to 12 neighbourhoods. 
 
YOUNG WOMEN LEAD THE WAY
 
On the 3rd and 4th day of the resistance, marches were organized in 3 columns, while young people stood in the halay of resistance at Basın Junction, the site of the resistance. While the slogans “Bijî serok Apo (Long live Leader Apo)” and “Bê serok jiyan nabe (Without Leader there is no life)” were raised in the area and during the night resistance to send a message to the government, it is noteworthy that young women are leading the resistance. Despite all the attacks of the police, the resistance against the usurpation of will continues its 5th day in Êlih.
 

View More Articles

21/01/2025
16:44 Tens of thousands honour those massacred in Tishreen
16:34 Rojhilat prisoners call for participation in general strike
16:33 2024 balance sheet of SDF in fight against ISIS
15:12 Turkey attacks olive factory
14:50 Message from Bavê Teyar's prisoner daughter
14:21 Attack on Tishreen: Wounded
14:21 Call to increase struggle at trustee protest in Akdeniz
12:07 Lawyers applies to meet with Abdullah Öcalan
12:06 Abdullah Öcalan letter from intellectuals to Council of Europe
11:18 Same judge arrested 13 journalists in a month
11:04 Decision was pre-determined says arrested journalists lawyer
10:30 Prisoner who objected to handcuffing not treated
09:43 'There will be no peace until Abdullah Öcalan is free'
20/01/2025
16:23 6 journalists arrested
16:16 Attacks on Tishreen condemned in 3 centers
15:05 Trustee protest in Akdeniz on its 11th day
15:04 Protest for Pakshan Azizi in front of Iranian Embassy
14:47 Turkey bombed water reservoir
14:46 'Peace' meeting of women: Our struggle for a free life
13:38 Reaction from 12 bar associations on attacks against Tishreen
12:30 Prosecutor referred journalists for arrest without taking testify
12:17 General strike against executions in Rojhilat
12:02 İmralı Delegation apply to Ministry of Justice
11:51 It's state's turn to take steps, CHP must be part of process says Tülay Hatimoğulları
11:26 Detained journalists appear in court
10:41 People react against Tishreen attacks
10:08 6 prisoners sentenced for cutting wires
09:52 Justice Commission for Rojin Kabaiş: We will follow the case
09:17 'Shoe search' imposition to women prisoners
19/01/2025
12:40 Jin magazine focuses on women's resistance against labour exploitation
10:32 Solution through dialogue will be benefical for everyone says Salih Muslim
10:32 İmralı Delegation apply to Ministry of Justice tomorrow
18/01/2025
17:42 Call from Şirnex: Stop the attacks in Tishreen
17:41 Attack on civilians at Tishreen Dam: Dead and wounded
17:39 Protest in 4 cities by IHD and relatives of disappeared
14:09 March in Idir: Attacks on Rojava must stop, its status must be recognised
14:05 Message of İmralı delegation: Hope and responsibility!
14:04 Assassination of two judges in Iran
14:03 Youth resistance against trustee continues
12:13 Reaction from journalists: Must unite against attacks
12:11 18th anniversary of Hrant Dink assassination: State must face the truth
12:10 Unity will ensure Kurdish status says Azadî Party Chair
09:35 'We continue the struggle where Karaağar left off'
09:33 'War is a public health problem'
09:32 State must be sincere like Öcalan say Peace Mothers
09:31 'Planter' campaign in Kurdistan: Change the system, not the climate
09:31 How to solve Kurdish issue: State and government must take step
17/01/2025
16:31 Statement by Mazloum Abdi about Barzani meeting
16:26 My father's dream came true in Rojava Kurdistan says Munîra Qazî
16:22 Link for '1 million signatures for peace' campaign