14. Asya Yüksel

BiographyAsya Yüksel was born in 1973 in Şırnaks Uludere district. She was married at a young age and mother of two children. She was only 22 years old when her husband died in an accident at work. In 2005, Asya was involved in the activities of the People’s Democratic Party (DEHAP) in Uludere. Asya, who …

43. Asya Elî Mihemed

BiographyAsya was a mother from the village of Pîran in the region of Qilabana Şirnexê . Like many other Kurdish mothers, in 1994 Mother Asya, due to the oppression and cruelty of the Turkish state, was forcibly displaced by Turkish guards and became a refugee in Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq). From the year 1994 until …

15. Aqeeda Ali Osman

BiographyShe was born in 1966 from the people of Kerky Laki, and she is a national figure, fighter and female activist. She was chased and arrested by the Syrian regime’s forces during her struggle. She decided to wear black from the arrest of Abdullah Ocalan in 1999 and remained faithful to her decision to wear …

32. Women who lost their lives in Ankara on 10 October in the massacre

PlaceAnkara, Turkey Date10 October 2015 DescriptionOn 10 October 2015, 103 people were killed in an attack on the peace rally at the crossroads of Ankara station in the Ulus district of the Altındağ district in Ankara. Current legal situationThe charge of the attack was accepted on 13 July 2016. Investigations against 36 people revealed that …

Amina Weissi

BiographyAmina Muhammad Weissi was born in 1965 from the village of Helanj in the city of Kobani. She is a mother of five children. She took part in all activities of the women’s movement and devoted all her energy to the revolution. PlaceHelanj village in Kobane, Rojava, Northern Syria Date23/6/2020 DescriptionOn June 23, a Turkish …

16. Amina Omar (Barin Kobane)

BiographyBarin Kobanê was born in the village of Qarn Kalbin in the Al-Bab region in the northern countryside of Aleppo in 1994.She lived with her family in the city of Kobanê, she did not complete her middle school education and did not know anything about the world of politics or the military struggle, when the …

99. Amina Muhammad Mustafa

BiographyAmina Muhammad Mustafa was 75 years old and she and her family live in the village of Berbana PlaceAt the crossroads of the village of Berbana, Afrin (Rojava, Northern Syria) Date5/3/2018 DescriptionThe Turkish aggression committed two massacres in one day, the 5th of March 2018. As a result of the shelling in the village, many …

33. Amina Muhammad Mardini

BiographyAmina Muhammad Mardini was 77 years old, from Qamishlo, and from the Qudurbak neighborhood, a housewife PlaceQamishlo (Qamishli) Qaddurbak, Rojava, Northern Syria Date10/10/2019 DescriptionShe lost her life as a result of indiscriminate bombing by the Turkish state on the neighborhoods of the city and during the Turkish occupation’s bombing of the cities and villages of …

70. Aliye Timur

BiographyBorn 1986 Van/Turkey PlaceÇukurca, Hakkari Province, Southeastern Turkey Date8-15 September 2009 DescriptionIn September 2009, on a day between 8 and 15 September, Turkish soldiers discharged chemical warfare agents into a cave near the town of Çukurca, Hakkari Province. This killed the PKK combatants Rızgar Askan, Aziz Özer, Ramazan Yıldız, Kahraman Şêx Ali, Yahya Musazade, Salih …

73. Al-Mazza Sheikho Horo

Biography50 years old, from Jenderes district in Afrin PlaceJenderes in Afrin, Rojava, Northern Syria Date32/01/2018 DescriptionAl-Mazza Sheikho Horo lost her life as a result of the Turkish bombing on Jenderes