A possible connection between a weapons cache found in Diyarbakır (Amed) and the murder of 8-year-old Narin Güran is under scrutiny in Turkey.
Tülay Hatimoğulları, co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party, has raised concerns about the link between a recently discovered arms depot and the unsolved murder of Narin. “Is it this arms depot they are trying to protect? What does this have to do with Narin’s murder?” Hatimoğulları asked on Wednesday during her visit to Narin’s grave, calling for greater transparency and accountability from the authorities.
Narin Güran went missing on 21 August and was found dead 19 days later in the Tavşantepe (Çûlî) neighbourhood of Diyarbakır’s Bağlar (Rezan) district. Hatimoğulları criticised the male-dominated power structures that she claimed are responsible for perpetuating violence against women and children. “Thousands of children are murdered like this. The killers are part of the male-dominated system,” she stated, referring to both local and national governance.
Hatimoğulları linked the murder to the ongoing militarisation of the region, drawing comparisons to past incidents of state collusion with paramilitary forces, including the infamous Susurluk scandal. She suggested that state-affiliated groups were involved in covering up the crime. “The question remains: how was Narin killed, and who protected the murderers?” she urged, raising concerns about the authorities’ failure to disclose key details of the investigation.
The DEM Party vowed to continue pursuing justice for Narin until all questions surrounding the case are answered. “We will follow this case to ensure that no more children are killed,” Hatimoğulları said, calling for a broader societal effort to protect children from violence and abuse.
