Young university student, he joined the PKK, after years of presecution
Young university student, he joined the PKK, after years of presecution
He was taken to court when he was a second year student at Ankara Gazi University; because of the pressures by police office and the district governorship, he was thrown out of his house by his landlord; he was detained and arrested accused of being a member of education union Eðitim-Sen, which he had visited as a guest. While Prime Minister Erdoðan was saying that the ‘PKK is a subcontractor organization’ on TV, Necati Güneþ was experiencing repression and detention. He joined the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party) on 18 May 2009. He lost his life on 19 June 2010 during the attack carried out by the Kurdish guerrilla in Þemdinli/Hakkari, last weekend.
The experiences of PKK guerrilla Necati Güneþ (who used the codename of Kurtay Rodi Van) are indeed the best answer to those who think that PKK is a subcontractor organization and young PKK members have been fouled into joining the organization.
Born in 1986 in Van, he completed his primary, secondary and high school. Güneþ moved to Ankara for his study in Map Engineering at Gazi University. Beside his study, he started to take place in activities and political discussions with his friends. As he didn't like top stay in school's dormitories, he rented a house with 3 friends in Altýndað Street. His house was raided on 5 June by Anti-Terror police. A friend of him was arrested in the raid that was organized following Newroz (Kurdish new year celebration) and Workers May. It was then that the hard days began for student Necati.
Taking the arrests of his house-mates as a pretext, Gazi University soon opened an inquiry about Necati. Güneþ was put under temporary punishment. In addition, Güneþ and his friends were evicted from their house after their landlord had been threatened by Police Office Anti-Terror Branch police and Altýndað Governorship. Despite having a one year rent contract, the landlord gave the three Kurdish students one day notice to leave the house. So, the students had to pack and leave the house.
DETENTION AND ARREST
After being evicted, Necati started to stay with his friend in another house and went to Van during the school holidays. The discriminatory approach in Ankara for his being Kurd followed Necati also in Van.
On a visit to Eðitim-Sen with his friends from Yüzüncü Yýl University on 25 June 2008, police made a sudden attack on the union’s Van branch . Necati was detained and arrested in the raid and charged of ‘being a member of an illegal organization.’
After spending nearly 9 months in prison, Necati went back to Ankara but Ankara police didn’t stop following him. He was regularly followed and threatened to leave Ankara.
As a result of threats and pressures, Necati dropped out of the university on his third year, on 18 May 2009 and he went on joining the PKK.
Translator: Berna Ozgencil
The experiences of PKK guerrilla Necati Güneþ (who used the codename of Kurtay Rodi Van) are indeed the best answer to those who think that PKK is a subcontractor organization and young PKK members have been fouled into joining the organization.
Born in 1986 in Van, he completed his primary, secondary and high school. Güneþ moved to Ankara for his study in Map Engineering at Gazi University. Beside his study, he started to take place in activities and political discussions with his friends. As he didn't like top stay in school's dormitories, he rented a house with 3 friends in Altýndað Street. His house was raided on 5 June by Anti-Terror police. A friend of him was arrested in the raid that was organized following Newroz (Kurdish new year celebration) and Workers May. It was then that the hard days began for student Necati.
Taking the arrests of his house-mates as a pretext, Gazi University soon opened an inquiry about Necati. Güneþ was put under temporary punishment. In addition, Güneþ and his friends were evicted from their house after their landlord had been threatened by Police Office Anti-Terror Branch police and Altýndað Governorship. Despite having a one year rent contract, the landlord gave the three Kurdish students one day notice to leave the house. So, the students had to pack and leave the house.
DETENTION AND ARREST
After being evicted, Necati started to stay with his friend in another house and went to Van during the school holidays. The discriminatory approach in Ankara for his being Kurd followed Necati also in Van.
On a visit to Eðitim-Sen with his friends from Yüzüncü Yýl University on 25 June 2008, police made a sudden attack on the union’s Van branch . Necati was detained and arrested in the raid and charged of ‘being a member of an illegal organization.’
After spending nearly 9 months in prison, Necati went back to Ankara but Ankara police didn’t stop following him. He was regularly followed and threatened to leave Ankara.
As a result of threats and pressures, Necati dropped out of the university on his third year, on 18 May 2009 and he went on joining the PKK.
Translator: Berna Ozgencil
