News Center- Kongra Star has published a written statement on the 32nd death anniversary of Gülnaz Karataş (nom de guerre: Bêrîtan Hevî), one of the leading commanders of the Kurdish Women’s Freedom Movement.

“We commemorate all women, who lost their lives while fighting for freedom such as Bêrîtan, Sakîne, Delal Amed, Leyla Agirî and Nagihan Akarsel,” the statement said.

 Martyr Bêrîtan became a symbol of freedom and resistance against betrayal with her struggle and sacrifice, Kongra Star emphasized in the statement. “We greet the struggle of our people and comrades for freedom. Comrade Bêrîtan got involved in the struggle for freedom in May 1991. She gave a voice and a color to the struggle for freedom. Bêrîtan became the symbol of resistance and freedom when the KDP was filled with betrayal and collaboration. On October 25, 1992, she used her body as a shield against betrayal by throwing herself off a cliff in Xakûrkê (Hakurk, an area in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq) and she was martyred along with her 144 comrades. As leader Apo (Abdullah Öcalan) says, Comrade Bêrîtan's action took the women's freedom struggle and organization to a new stage. The most concrete response given by leader Apo to her martyrdom was the formation of a women's army. Today, we strengthen the struggle for freedom by following in the footsteps of Martyr Bêrîtan. The women’s freedom movement and the women’s army have broken the patriarchy and forced men to change.”

At the end of the statement, Kongra Star called on all revolutionary women, female politicians and women fighting for freedom to strengthen the struggle for freedom and the people of Bashur Kurdistan (Southern Kurdistan or Iraqi Kurdistan) to “fight against the betrayal of the Barzani family that is in cooperation with the fascist Turkish state.”