The bodies of YJA-STAR guerrilla Leyla Aykut and HPG guerrilla Nadir Budancer (Alan Malazgirt), who lost their lives as a result of a Turkish airstrike and were brought to Hakkari State Hospital on 21 June, were delivered to their families on Tueday.

The families had given blood for a DNA test a month ago. Following the results of the DNA test, the bodies were taken to the Serê Solan Nameless Cemetery in Hakkari (Colemêrg) by the families.

Aykut was buried in the Beytüşşebap (Elkê) in the province of Şirnak (Şirnex), while Budancer was buried in the village of Iyikomşu (Toraka) in Malazgirt (Malazgîr) district of Muş (Mûş).

Aykut buried on Tuesday night

Leyla Aykut's family and relatives and the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM) Elke district organization attended the funeral on Tuesday night. After the religious duties, Aykut's body was buried in the Xirabe Cemetery in Beytüşşebap, next to the grave of his father, Aziz Aykut, who died on 5 December 2019. He was a member of the HDP district organization. After the funeral, the crowd went to the condolence center set up at the house to offer their condolences to the family.