Ali Sinemilli
Why hasn’t the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) – Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) government revealed the killers of Narin yet, despite so much time passing? Why are they delaying the resolution of this matter? What are they trying to achieve with this delay, and which significant issues are they trying to cover up in the process?
For the last three weeks, the country’s primary topic has been the murder of eight-year-old Narin Güran. Who killed her, and why? It’s a question on everyone’s mind. Why does the government need this issue to be at the forefront? The curiosity is understandable. It’s clear that if the fascist government wanted to, they could have swiftly removed the shroud of mystery surrounding the case and revealed who killed Narin and why. If that isn’t happening, and the public is still asking questions, there’s only one reason: the government wants it this way. If the AKP-MHP government didn’t feel the need for this, it’s obvious we wouldn’t be discussing these things at all.
If you pay attention, Narin Güran’s murder is consistently presented as a criminal or domestic incident. The mainstream media, especially those close to the government, are portraying it as a family issue, limited to personal matters. Every day we hear phrases like, “a new piece of evidence has been found” or “a new suspect has been caught”, keeping the topic heated.
However, no one is discussing the village where Narin was murdered, its history, the political affiliations of those involved in her murder, or the groups they are associated with. Yet, almost everyone speaks of how the entire village has remained eerily silent, as if covering up the crime. The current situation only proves this point. The fact that no substantial information or news has come out from this village, where both pro-government and opposition media have practically set up camp, is a clear indication of this.
Given this, it’s natural to ask: What is forcing the entire village into silence? What power is keeping such a large community quiet? Who is preventing even one person from speaking out, and why?
At this point, the village’s and the family’s connection to the Free Cause Party (HÜDA-PAR) becomes significant. Let’s not forget that the former Minister of the Interior, Süleyman Soylu, described the alliance between HÜDAPAR and the AKP as “the most strategic step we’ve taken in the last ten years” and said, “we’ll see the results in ten years”. After this statement, it became clear how HÜDA-PAR was elevated and brought to the forefront. Even the last photo that emerged from Ahlat shows what kind of mission this group has been assigned. It’s understood that the deep state is using HÜDA-PAR, formerly known as Hizbul-contra, to pursue significant goals in the region. It’s clear that this group has been positioned as an alternative to Kurdish democratic politics, and people are being directed towards them. It seems that what the traditional state parties could not achieve in Kurdistan is now being attempted through Hizbul-contra.
Therefore, it’s impossible to separate the failure to find Narin’s murderers from these facts and plans. The fact that this murder took place in a HÜDA-PAR-affiliated family, in a village predominantly made up of HÜDA-PAR supporters, naturally leads to debates about this party and its structure, causing ordinary people to become aware of them. Today, those who ask “What is HÜDAPAR?” see Narin and understand her murder. The nature of a HÜDA-PAR family, the relationships they are involved in, are becoming clear through this atrocity. More importantly, it is becoming apparent how dark the structure the state presents as an alternative to the Kurdish community is, and what kinds of filthy deeds it harbours. In the current situation, revealing the killer means exposing the murderous truth of HÜDA-PAR – Hizbul-contra. And the crimes and massacres committed by this group are still fresh in the memory of the Kurdish people. As the saying goes, these are wounds that haven’t yet healed.
Undoubtedly, discussing HÜDA-PAR in the context of Narin’s murder also means discussing the ten-year project of the deep state, spearheaded by Süleyman Soylu, and it signals the gradual collapse of this project. The AKP-MHP government’s failure to shed light on the murder nearly a month after it happened, and their reluctance to resolve the case, stems from this reality.
It’s clear that the government wants to portray this event as a domestic issue and make it fade from memory if they can. If public pressure doesn’t increase, this topic will be debated for a while longer, but ultimately, the murder will be swept under the rug without any meaningful resolution.
Despite the frequent discussions, subjects like the mass graves in the village or the Hizbul-contra arsenal never come up. Even though the AKP MP Ensarioğlu all but confessed by saying “there are things that can’t be talked about”, these matters remain unspoken. Therefore, pursuing the truth behind Narin’s murder is as important as chasing these deeper realities, and perhaps even more so. Doing so will not only bring us to a quicker resolution but will also accelerate the exposure of these enemies of the people and open the doors to a brighter future.
