Saturday Mother Meryem Baskın passes away

Saturday Mother Meryem Baskın has passed away.

Meryem Baskın, mother of Abdülmecit Baskın who disappeared while in state forces’ custody in Ankara in 1993, has lost her life.

Mother Baskın was a part of the Saturday Mothers who have been asking for justice and truth on the disapperance of their beloved ones for years.

Baskın who was receiving treatment for serious health issues in Van for a long time, has lost her life this morning.

The mother will be laid to rest in Yüksekova district of Hakkari today.

The Saturday Mothers have been fighting for 24 years for the truth about the fate of their relatives who disappeared while in detention to be revealed and for the perpetrators to be punished.