Elih (Batman)- Journalist Gulistan Tara, who was killed in a Turkish drone attack in the Said Sadiq district of Sulaymaniyah on August 23, was transferred to Elîh after the procedures at Şırnak State Hospital.

 Many people waited for the coffin of Gulistan Tara at the Heskif (Hasankeyf) junction, chanting the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi (Women, Life, Freedom)” and “Şehit Namırın (Martyrs are immortal)” slogans. Her coffin was first taken to the Tılmırç neighborhood for religious rituals. And then, women carried her coffin on their shoulders to the Tılmırç Cemetery.

Police blocked people

When the people reached the entrance of the cemetery, tension increased because police blocked the entrance of the cemetery. The people resisted the police by chanting the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi” slogan and entered the cemetery. Gulistan Tara was buried next to her father’s grave.

‘The path of free press is a sacred path’

At the funeral ceremony, Ahmet Bülent Tekik, brother of Gulistan Tara, made a speech, saying, “The path of free press is a sacred path. We saw the devotion of Gulistan's comrades to Gulistan's memory. We also saw the devotion of the friends to Gulistan in Sulaymaniyah.”

‘The main target of the ruling party is always women’

“The main target of the ruling party is always women,” said Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) Elîh MP Zeynep Oduncu after the speech of Ahmet Bülent Tekik. “We see the working conditions of our friends in the Kurdistan Region and difficulties faced by journalists. We have recently seen one of the AKP-MHP government's attacks on our people. The government always targets women, looking for ways to kill women. As women, we will strengthen our struggle.”

‘We will keep struggling until peace comes to these territories’

Mustafa Tekik, brother of Gulistan Tara and DEM Party Elîh Provincial Co-chair, also made a speech at the funeral. “I commemorate Hero Bahadîn and Gülistan Tara. We are grateful to everyone who protects our values ​​in all four parts of Kurdistan. I express my condolences to the Kurdish people. As the comrade and family of Gulistan and her friend, we vow to keep struggling until peace comes to these territories.”