JINHA

WAN - Children collect stone and write "Where is Hurşit Külter" with these stone. Children say, "We'll help people to find Hurşit Külter by writing his name in each game we play."

Democratic Region Party (DBP) Şırnak administrator Hurşit Külter has been missing since he was detained on May 27 in Şırnak. People of all ages have organized activities and action to find him. Van children wrote "Where is Hurşit Külter?" on a flat surface with small stones that they collected in their playground. One of these children P.K. said, "You killed our friends in Sur, Silopi and Gever (Yüksekova). And now, you have forcibly disappeared Hurşit Külter. We won't shut out eyes to his disappearance. We will ask where he is in our each game we play."

P.K. also said, "Why does the state abduct Hurşit Külter? He has a mother. His mother is now crying. What did Hurşit Külter do to the state? I am appealing to the responsible people, give back Hurşit Külter. He should be with his mother and family."

Another children R.K. laid stones together and said, "The state takes our joy of game from us. We normally played in the mud all day in the street. We played with joy and happiness; however, we don't feel happy when we play game now."

R.K. said that she was her mother cried while watching TV: "I asked my mother why she cries. Then, I looked at the TV. There was a photo of a good-humoured man on the television screen. Many people gathered and wrote "Where is Hurşit Külter." I went to my friend's home and I told her I found a new game. I told her the name of the new game is "Where is Hurşit Külter?" Then, we collected small stones and wrote "Where is Hurşit Külter?" like people I saw on television." R.K. said she doesn't want see her mother cries anymore and said, "I saw on the television. Police killed our people in Sur, Silopi and Gever. We'll look for Hurşit Külter in our games until he will be found."

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