They walked in their thousands leaving whatever they were doing behind. In a somehow incredible, although not rare, show of solidarity, humanity and above all participation thousands of men, women, young and old people left their daily activities to march, often some kilometers, to the border with the Kurdistan Federal Region to reclaim the bodies of the PKK guerrillas who lost their life in the clashes of some days ago.

Reclaiming the bodies of their children, as some pointed out. Because when a guerrilla looses his or her life is a young person taken away from his or her family. He or she is somebody's child, son, daughter, brother and sister. And so the community makes sure that the body is brought home.

In the deafening silence of the world thus, yesterday thousands of people walked to the border the reclaim the bodies of their children. The Turkish Army is carrying out deadly military operations in a show of strength but above all of lack of interest for a possible, viable, at a grasp peaceful solution. Because the Kurdish Question can be solved by peaceful means. The Turkish state seems to prefer war.

So yesterday thousands of people made a long journey to ensure their children the deserved mourning and burying. There have been clashes in several places. Heavy confrontation as the army did not want to allow the people to reach and take the bodies of their children. Which says a lot about rules of war as well. The people had to fight to reclaim the bodies of their children and guarantee they will be buried according to the tradition.

The display of solidarity in all of the region has been not just spontaneous and massive but also immediate. Three days of mourning have been promptly declared all over the place. As soon as the news of the deaths spread shops' shutters went down and the next morning the streets were deserted. No shop opened, no shutter went up, black flags and ribbons appeared at doors and workplaces.

All electoral, political and cultural meetings and events were cancelled to allow people to mourn. It was a display of unity, something which did not even need to be said: such is the mutual understanding and tune.

So the people reclaimed their children and brought them home. Repression did not stop. Indeed it is continuing this morning as reports are coming through of new violence against the people. Late last night the army opened fire on the crowd asking for the bodies of their children to be released.