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Last week, Turkish authorities in Afrin informed the relatives of the Kurdish citizen Jangin Osman Nasan (36 years old) from the village of Ruta/Rotanli in the Mobata/Ma’batli district, that he had passed away. However, no one dared to claim kinship or prepare to receive the body, according to the weekly report of the Democratic Unity Party (YEKITI), released yesterday, April 27, 2024.
Jangin did not suffer from any illness before his arrest. However, he died due to torture and harsh conditions in the notorious Rajo prison, run by Turkish intelligence and the Sultan Murad Brigade militia. His body was buried on April 23, 2024, in the town of Rajo by security forces.
Jangin’s family had been living in Afrin city for decades, with no remaining relatives in their original village. All members of his family have been detained for four years on fabricated charges without a judicial decision, enduring great suffering during these years. Their homes were seized, and all their belongings were stolen.
Arrest of Family with Children
On June 7, 2020, armed militants raided the home of Osman Majid Nasan in Al-Ashrafieh neighborhood, opposite the Zad Al-Khair bakery in the occupied city of Afrin. They kidnapped three siblings after searching the house:
- Jangin Nasan (32 years old), his wife Zalikha Walid Omar, and their infant child.
- Shiyar Nasan (30 years old), whose wife was absent.
- Mohammed Nasan (28 years old), his wife Jeylan Hamalu, and their infant child.
When their parents, Osman Majid Nasan (65 years old) and his wife Zeinab Abdo (60 years old), went to the military headquarters in the neighborhood to inquire about the fate of their children, they were also detained. False charges were brought against them, and the family members were taken to an unknown location.
On June 11, 2020, militants from Al-Jabha al-Shamiya seized the family’s home, where the four families lived, and stole all its contents.
On July 6, 2020, media outlets affiliated with the Turkish-allied militias reported that the so-called “security authorities in Afrin” had decided to detain seven individuals on the pretext that they were members of the People’s Protection Units (YPG) pending investigation for allegedly carrying out 11 bombing operations. The outlets further stated that “the interrogation of the seven detainees arrested on charges of ‘terrorism’ will continue,” and that “the Afrin Court will oversee the case of the ‘terrorists’ accused of injuring nine civilians in car burnings and 11 bombings.”
On June 21, 2020, Turkish-sponsored media circulated news of the family’s arrest, claiming that a cell working for the Autonomous Aministration had been captured, based on a memory card found on a mobile phone. However, Turkish security authorities did not provide any evidence to support the accusation, nor did they reveal the nature of the footage they claimed was on the memory card.
Mother’s Mysterious Death after Release
On December 23, 2021, residents of the village of Ruta found the body of the Kurdish citizen Zeinab Abdo, who died by fire near a fireplace in her home under mysterious circumstances. The cause of the fire and whether it was intentional, either by her or others, or the result of an accident, remain unknown.
Zeinab was released from the women’s section of Marateh Prison in Afrin due to a severe illness in mid-July 2021. She was living alone in her dilapidated house in her village due to the seizure of her family’s homes by Al-Jabha Al-Shamiya militia and the arrest of her family, including children. She suffered from psychological and nervous disorders due to psychological and physical torture during her detention until she was found dead in her home, burned.
Zalikha, Jangin’s Wife, Homeless in Afrin
On November 13, 2021, our sources reported a homeless Kurdish woman wandering the alleys Al-Ashrafieh neighborhood during the day. As night fell, she returns to the rooftop of a residential building near Al-Ashrafieh Park, curling up in silence. She rummaged through dumpsters and garbage bags in search of sustenance, her mind unable to distinguish between the scraps of food due to her mental state. When residents of the neighborhood were asked about her, they said, “She has been in this condition for months, sleeping near her home, which was seized by a military police officer.”
After investigation, it was revealed that she was Zalikha Walid Omar, a 30-year-old Kurdish citizen from the village of Ruta in the Mobata/Ma’batli district, and the wife of the Kurdish citizen Jangin Osman Nasan, with whom she had a daughter.
Our sources confirmed that Zalikha had suffered from epilepsy before her arrest. Despite this, the Islamist militias falsely accused her of carrying out bombings in the city of Afrin, resulting in her imprisonment and worsening health conditions until she lost her sanity due to torture and harsh circumstances. She was released in mid-August 2021 after losing her sanity, wandering homeless and destitute, in a pitiful state.
The “Zaman Al-Wasl” website, affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, published a video of the Kurdish citizen Zalikha, showing her curled up on the rooftop of a building, bearing signs of grief and illness. In a clear distortion of facts, the website claimed that her husband had taken her child and abandoned her. It did not mention that she had been detained with her husband and family, and that her arrest was the cause of her tragedy.
Fate of the Rest of the Family Unknown
There is no concrete evidence of the arrest of the Kurdish family. Consequently, the family is detained pending unproven charges. According to legal norms, the accused is innocent until proven guilty. Despite this, the family was treated with extreme cruelty and violence, resulting in great suffering for its members. One of the children died as a result of torture and detention conditions, his mother fell ill and died of burns, and his wife became homeless. The fate of the rest of the family members, their father Osman, and his brothers Shiar and Mohammed, and Jeylan, Mohammed’s wife, is unclear. The fate of the children is also unknown, in addition to the seizure of the family’s homes.
The Turkish authorities attempted to link a large number of bombings to the family to cover up the real perpetrators. However, the bombings continued, occurring not only in Afrin but also in all areas under Turkish control. It is noteworthy that the perpetrators of the Jindires massacre on March 20, 2023, who were fully proven guilty with substantial evidence, were not treated with the least degree of severity, nor were their detention measures tightened.
