MEDİNE MAMEDOĞLU

Şırnex – During the 24-hour curfews declared in the Silopi district of Şırnak province between 2015 and 2016, Democratic Regions Party (DBP) Assembly member Sêvê Demir, Silopi People's Assembly co-chair Pakize Nayır and Free Women's Congress (KJA) activist Fatma Uyar were killed on January 4, 2016 by Turkish forces. Many Kurdish women have been targeted and killed since they were targeted and killed.

‘She was a role model for thousands of women’

Seven years have passed since the three women were killed; however, their struggle is always remembered. On the seventh anniversary of their murder, NuJINHA spoke to Siyajin Burumtekin, colleague of Sêvê Demir. She told us she discovered herself after meeting Sêvê Demir. “She was a role model for me and for thousands of women,” she added.

‘She made great efforts for women’

Noting that she met Sêvê Demir in 2015, Siyajin Burumtekin said, “Before I met her, I did not know anything about the women’s freedom movement. As a student of comrade Sêvê, I can say that she made great efforts for thousands of women; she made great efforts in every city and street. She showed us the power of women. We own her a lot. Her biggest aim was to struggle for women. She had knowledge of everything and she was like a teacher for us.”

‘Women struggling for peace were targeted’

Mentioning that Pakize Nayır and Fatma Uyar, who were murdered along with Sêvê Demir, struggled for women, Siyajin Burumtekin said, “Women fought so that people would not be killed; however, they were killed. They were targeted by the Turkish state. They struggled for humanity. For this reason, they killed our comrades.”

‘They are afraid of free women’

“The AKP government targeted all women struggling for freedom by killing Sêvê Demir, Pakize Nayır and Fatma Uyar,” Siyajin Burumtekin said, “Comrade Sêvê was the brain of female identity. She left her mark in every city. Comrade Pakize was a young and dynamic comrade. You could always feel her spirit and will. Comrade Fatma was involved in the struggle of youth and women; she struggled for female identity. Many Kurdish women have been targeted and killed by the Turkish state since these three women were killed. They (Turkish state) are afraid of free women.”