In Remembrance of Our Intern Killed in Kobane

YPG Press Center released the names of 8 individuals who were killed in action against ISIS in Kobane. 

Among the deceased is Hakan Çelik (25), a former bianet intern who had  recently completed his journalism degree in Istanbul University. 

According to the information by Çelik family, their son’s body has been transferred to Istanbul as of this morning and been buried in Büyükçekmece Cemetary. 

YPG Press Center announced that Hakan Çelik, under alias Rizgar Rêzan, died on October 20. 

Çelik’s smile

Hakan Çelik started internship at bianet in November 2012. His work included reporting of Saturday Mothers/People sit-ins, student protests, Roboski Massacre and women’s rights struggles. 

“Being on the side of students to report on their resistance and covering Roboski Massacre commemorations were not simply newsworthy things for me,” he wrote in his bianet internship commencement article. 

bianet will always remember him with his hard work, smile and warm character.

List of the deceased 

Below is the list of deceased individuals released by YPG Press Center:

* Mehmûd Ehmed, with the alias Egît Kobanê. Born in Kaniya Kurdan/Kobanê – Recruited in 2011 – Died in Kobane on 19. 10. 20014.

* Azad Bilen, under alias Cuma Gûyî. Born in Nînowa – Recruited in 2012 – Died in Kobane on 9. 10. 2014.

* Refîq Nebizade, under alias Devrim Ûrmiyê. Born in Ûrmiye – Recruited in 2012 – Died in Kobane on 17. 10. 2014.

* Ferhat Taşkın under alias Ferman Agirî. Born in Cizîra Botan – Recruited in 2014 – Died in Kobane on 24. 9. 2014.

*  Loqman Ataman, under alias Heqî Xemgîn. Born in Beytûşebab – Recruited in 2013 – Died in Kobane on 11. 10. 2014. 

* Mehmûd Elî (Native of Kobane). Born in Qil Heydê/Kobanê – Recruited in 2014 – Died in Kobane on 20. 10. 2014.

* Hakan Çelik, under alias Rizgar Rêzan. Born in Siirt – Recruited in 2014 – Died in Kobane on 20. 10. 2014.

* Hindî Şêx, under alias Tevger Berxwedan. Born in Qil Heydê/Kobanê – Recruited in 2014 – Died on 20. 10. 2014. (BK/ÇT/BM)

* Click here to read the article in Turkish.