The three persons murdered by counter forces in Amed last night, Bayram Dağtan, Bayram Özelçi and Emin Ensen, have been laid to rest following a ceremony attended by thousands.

HDP supporter Bayram Özelçi, Bayram Dağtan and Emin Ensen lost their lives in hospital last night after they were shot by members of HUDA-PAR who randomly opened fire on people in the streets of Amed yesterday evening. The funeral of the three men was held in Yenişehir Cemetery in Amed, where they have been buried following a ceremony attended by thousands.

The ceremony was also attended by newly elected Amed deputies, Çağlar Demirel and Nursel Aydoğan, while the coffins of the three were brought to cemetery on the shoulders of the people who frequently chanted the slogan “Martyrs are immortal”.

MEYA-DER co-chair Mehmet Akar made a short speech at the ceremony after the burial, saying that those who cannot accept the election results and the victory of the HDP have now begun to attack the people. Speaking after, DBP Amed branch co-chair Ali Şimşek said the Kurdish people have now achieved gains bringing them closer to liberation, adding that dirty policies have started to be imposed on the Kurdish people right after the elections. Şimşek stressed that Kurdish people will not step back in the face of these attacks.

People of Amed will be able to offer condolences to the families of HDP member Bayram Özelçi in Şemsiler Mourning House, and of Bayram Dağtan and Emin Ensen in Temiran Mourning House in the coming days.