JINHA

AMED - The women's urban militant group YDGK-H has called all women to join self-defense efforts in Kurdistan in revenge for the killing and desecration of the body of woman guerrilla Ekin Wan.

On August 10, woman guerrilla Ekin Wan was killed in a clash in the Varto district of Northern Kurdistan (Turkey). Ekin Wan (born Kevser Eltürk) was a member of the guerrilla group YJA STAR, affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). After Ekin's death, police stripped her body naked and dragged it through the streets with a rope. Ekin's body was then abandoned in the village square. Police shared photographs of what they had done on social media.

The group Union of Patriotic Revolutionary Young Women (YDGK-H) has called on all women to join the self-defense effort in Kurdistan in revenge for what was done to Ekin Wan.

"For years, we have been unashamed of our bodies. For years, this state had tried to scare us with rape, harassment and killing," said the YDGK-H. "This is how they try to silence women, seize their homes and destroy them. In the face of all of this, we will continue digging our trenches and defending ourselves against the colonial state." The group announced that they would be seeking revenge for the action.

"There will be a settling of accounts with those who did this and with those who ventured to realize this. We know who did this," said the women. "All YDGK-H units will get revenge on this from every police and special operations officer in Kurdistan."

The group called on all women to join the self-defense effort and the revolutionary struggle.

(sg/dk/cm)