ANKARA - A fight broke out between families from Mardin and Kırıkkale, who bought a farm in Ankara's Altındağ district. During the fight, four members of the family from Mardin were injured.

 

A fight broke out between Kurdish and Turkish neighbors in two separate farmhouses in the Animal Farm and animal slaughtering area in Kavaklı Neighborhood of Altındağ district in Ankara. It was learned that one of the families was from Kırıkkale and the other was from Mardin. In the armed attack carried out by the Kırıkkale family, four people from the Mardin family were injured.

 

Two of the injured were seriously injured. Two of the slightly injured were taken to the Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital, and those seriously injured in the attack were taken to Ankara Hospital. Two people who were treated at Ankara Hospital were taken to operation. 

It was stated that there were also injured citizens who came to buy the sacrifice for Eid Al-Adha in the area where the sacrifice was made.

 

The family who attacked with a gun was taken into protection

 

Speaking to our agency about the incident, Ferhat Boztaş, a family member from Mardin, said that a fight broke out after ‘’animal droppings’’ was thrown on the empty field between the farmhouse where the Kırıkkale family is located and their house. Ferhat stated that the other party attacked and threatened them with sexist swearings and insults and said: ‘’At least 150 people attacked us. Four people standing in front of us shooted fire on us with guns. Four of my older brothers were seriously injured. The men are already full of hatred, if they drown the Kurds in a spoonful of water, they will not feel comfortable.’’ Ferhat conveyed the information that although four people from his family were injured, after the incident, the family was taken under protection with security measures in front of the other party's house.

 

Attack on injured relatives

 

Ferhat said that while they were waiting for their relatives in front of the Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital, the guards at the hospital told them to ‘get out of here’. He said that the police who came to the hospital after the tension with the guards also intervened in them. Ferhat said: ‘’My older brother was sitting in front of the hospital, the guards first said to my brother, 'Get out of here'. Later, they attacked. We got involved in the fight to protect my older brother. When the police came, they attacked us with tear gas and batons without question. I still have beat marks on my body. Later, they detained many people, including my brother.’’

 

The police threatened the guards with the words that they would take custody if they expected footage of the reaction.

 

Gendarmerie blocked the entrance to the village

 

In the eyewitnesses, Aydın Yıldız Tilbe stated that the relatives of the Kurdish family were blocked by the Gendarmerie at the entrance of the neighborhood (village) after the incident, and they were not allowed. An ambulance was called to the scene and the injured were taken to the hospital.

 

No information could be obtained about the Kırıkkale family, who made the attack, whether they were detained or not.

 

On the other hand, according to the information obtained, it was claimed that the Kırıkkale family had also attacked a Kurdish family from Karayazı last year.