Turkish government has been keeping the entire population of Nusaybin, a Kurdish town in the East of the country, under curfew for the last 14 days. During this time the Turkish state forces including the police, special forces, military and the jihadist goons imported from Syrian ISIS terrorists dressed as the Turkish police have stepped up the attacks against the residents.

The collective punishment against the Kurds in Nusaybin follows the similar attacks experienced by the Kurdish citizens of Turkey in Yuksekova, Diyarbakir, Cizre, Silvan and other smaller villages. Kurds are in the way of the Turkish dreams of marching into Syria, grabbing Syrian oil fields in the Kurdish area of Syria and establishing the historic Ottoman Empire in the Middle East.

Nusaybin has had its share of attacks. Since August 2015 curfew was declared 3 times. However, this time lasting for 14 days the Turkish curfew has broken the last record of 12 days in Cizre where about 22 people were killed.

Those who were murdered in Nusaybin were mostly killed by sharpshooters when they dared to open their doors, even briefly, to get fresh air or during house cleaning.

Also, the Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG) fired by the Turkish forces caused some of the deaths.

Summary of events in Nusaybin:
• Faysal Cakar and his 10 year old son were shot down by the police when they opened the door on November 14th. Police did not allow them to be taken to the hospital for hours while they lay wounded.
• On November 15th Selamet Yesilmen, a 44 year old women, mother of 5 children were shot by the Turkish police when she descended to the first floor of their home from the second floor with her 2 kids. She was killed immediately. Two of her children wounded by the Turks on the steps of their home were later taken to the hospital.
• A young man, Yilmaz Tutak, who ran to the rescue of Mrs. Yesilman shot at her home’s door and laying on the steps was also shot down by the police. The Turkish forces did not allow any help to reach Tutak while he lay wounded on the street for hours.
• On November 15th the Turkish forces fired an RPG behind the government building in the neighborhood of Devrim. The shrapnel from the RPG wounded Abdulkerim Aytimur who was later taken to the hospital.
• Same day, Sirin Bilgin stepped out to het balcony for fresh air. However the police spotting her on her balcony opened fire and shot her in the back.
• November 16th saw the 65 year old Abdulkadir Yilmaz die when he suffered a heart attack but the police prevented ambulance to enter the street for 3 hours. The man was taken to a hospital after the three hour delay however there were no doctors in the hospital due to curfew. He was transported to another hospital, but he died there.
• Same day, in the evening, Suleyman Altekin, also 65, wanted to visit his children in the same neighborhood. However when he stepped out, he was shot by the police on Sirin street.
• Abdulkadir Dogan stepped out of his house on November 17th, and immediately was shot by the Turkish police. He too was kept waiting for hours before the police allowed the ambulance to enter to take him to the hospital.
• Halime Guner, a 35 year old mother of 3 was gunned down by the Turks when she dared to open her front door and step to the street.
• Fatma Kulat, a house wife cooking dinner in their apartment on the 5th floor of their building was shot by the police when they fired into her kitchen from the street. She was hit on her neck below the chin.
• Mehmet Arslan, 19, crossing the street in his neighborhood was shot and wounded critically by the police. He is in serious condition.
• Hasan Dal, 45, was in his own yard when the Turkish police fired an RPG to him. He was wounded as well as his neighbor from the Turkish fire.
• On November 19th, when Musur Aslan, 19, stepped out he was targeted and killed by the police stationed about a block away from his home.
• Same day, an RPG attack from the police wounded Rabia Ugur, 35, who was later taken to the hospital.
• Emin Oz, a 55 year old man, committed suicide in protest when he was prevented from taking his paraplegic mother to the hospital by the police.
• When Muhammed Altunkaynak visited his neighbors on the night of November 19th, and was returning home police spotted him walking back to his home and shot him point blank. Police, again, prevented him reaching any hospital and was taken to a nearby home. He lost his life there.
• Police stationed near Newroz Square on November 20th, shot Nurullah Kaplan, 45, walking on the street, wounding him from his stomach. He died on the scene.
• Again, on November 20th, Serife Keles went out to her yard to fetch water. She was immediately gunned down by the Turkish police.
• When Serif Alpar, 55, attempted to visit his neighboring relatives he was immediately killed with an RPG fired by the police.
• On November 22nd, the police started firing randomly at the streets and homes in the Kisla Neighborhood. Muzeyyen Kizil, 55, mother of 5, sitting at her doorsteps was hit and seriously injured.
• On November 24th, Hasan Korkmaz, 60, observing the curfew, stepped out to his roof to get some fresh air was shot on the shoulder by the Turkish police.
• On the 12th day of continuous curfew in Nusaybin, 64 year old woman Sultan Savur was seriously wounded by the RPG fired by the police and special forces.
• On November 24th, Sedat Gungor came out of his home to get bread being distributed in his neighborhood to the stranded people. He was targeted by the police and shot. He was taken to the Mardin State Hospital, however, he was pronounced dead.

Sendika.org News. (Mehmet Bayram)