VAN - The body of YJA STAR member Siti Karatay, who lost her life in an armed conflict in Şemdinli in 2016, was released to her mother in a container 6 years later.
The mortal remains of YJA STAR member Siti Karatay (Ezda Avesta), who lost her life in an armed conflict in the countryside of Hakkari in 2016, was released to her mother Aynur Karatay, who was summoned by the Şemdinli Chief Public Prosecutor's Office 6 years later as a result of a DNA match. The mother, who took the container with her daughter's bones, later came to Van. Karatay's body will be laid to rest in Kuçkıran Cemetery in Doğubayazıt.
MOTHER KARATAY: HOW CAN ONE ACCEPT SUCH TREATMENT?
Mother Karatay, who has been persuing for her daughter's mortal remains for 6 years, applied to the Şemdinli Chief Public Prosecutor's Office 3 months ago and gave a blood sample for DNA testing. Mother Karatay, who received her daughter's body in a container 6 years later, said: “After years, they gave me few bones instead of my daughter's body. This can only be described as cruelty. How can one accept such treatment? But even if it's one bone belonging to my dayughter, I'm okay with it. I am not hurt by what we have been through, because I am proud of my daughter. Condolences to all our people."
HER SON DIED IN AN ARMED CONFLICT, HER HUSBAND DIED IN PRISON
Aynur Karatay's son, HPG's Emrah Karatay, died on March 17, 2017 in an armed conflict in Ağrı. Aynur Karatay's husband, 67-year-old Burhan Karatay, died on NovembeR 7, 2018 as a result of a heart attack in Giresun Type E Closed Prison.
THE BODIES OF PEOPLE, DIED FOR THIS CAUSE,ARE SENT TO THEIR FAMILIES EITHER BY CARGO OR BY CONTAINER
A similar incident happened in 2017. The body of HPG member Agit İpek, who lost his life in an armed conflict in Dersim in 2017, was sent to his mother, Halise Aksoy, on April 10, 2020, after 3 years.
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