DİYARBAKIR - Ferhat Saruhan, who was influenced by the revolutionaries in his family and attempted to join the PKK as a child, Despite being rejected 3 times, he did what he had in mind when he grew up and left Kobanê free.

 

Ferhat Saruhan, who learned on the 18th of last month that he lost his life in 2016 in the attacks of Turkey against the Iraqi Federated Kurdistan Region, handed over the struggle, which was influenced by the revolutionaries in his family, to his successors. Saruhan, who grew up in the village of Kazancı, in the Bismîl district of Diyarbakır, witnessed the oppression of the Kurds from a young age. Three people were killed in the village, which was burned and evacuated by the soldiers in 1993. While one of those killed was his uncle Behzat Saruhan, Ferhat Saruhan, who grew up with deep traces in the immigration story, listened to what happened to his uncle, uncle and other family members every day instead of fairy tales.

 

HE DID WHAT HE WANTED

 

Saruhan, who grew up in a patriotic village, made three attempts to join PKK when he was a child, as he knew that many of his villagers, as well as his relatives, had joined the PKK. Saruhan, who was not accepted because he was too young, joined the PKK in 2015 by doing what he was obsessed with when he turned 18. Saruhan was affected by the struggle of his uncle, one of whom lost his life in a village raid and the other missing for 30 years, and an uncle who has been in prison for 29 years.

 

THE WILL THAT DOESN'T LOST KOBANÊ

 

Saruhan, who joined the resistance despite the "good news" announced by AKP Chairperson Tayyip Erdoğan during the rally in Dilok on October 7, 2014, "Kobanê will fall", left a free city behind.

 

'I WAS TORTURED'

 

Explaining that his son grew up in a revolutionary environment, Saruhan's father, Askeri Saruhan said: "Our village was burned and destroyed by the soldiers in 1993 and that we migrated because of this. 3 of our villagers were martyred. One of the martyrs was my aunt's son, Behzat Saruhan. We had a lot of difficulties. We moved our house to Diyarbakır. But state pressures continued. I was detained 3-4 times and I was tortured heavily for no reason. I am very sorry that he joined the PKK, but it was because of his forbidden language, culture and land. His only desire was justice. I was sad to hear of his martyrdom, but I was proud because his departure was for a country, a language and a free life. This means that language, land and culture are so sacred and life is sacrificed for this cause.”