13.07.2026 17:20
Residents of the Yuksekova district of Hakkari reacted to unidentified individuals drinking alcohol and playing loud music near a cemetery late at night. The people drinking alcohol at the cemetery also left empty bottles scattered around. Citizens stated that the spiritual atmosphere was disrespected and called for increased inspections.
In the Yüksekova district of Hakkari, citizens reacted to alcohol consumption and loud music being played near a neighborhood cemetery.
Unidentified individuals caused disturbance around the cemetery in the Esenyurt neighborhood during the night hours. Disturbed by people drinking alcohol and listening to loud music near the cemetery, residents demand intervention in the situation.
THEY LEFT ALCOHOL BOTTLES AT THE CEMETERY AND LEFT
In the morning, citizens visiting the graves of their relatives encountered numerous alcohol bottles and trash scattered around. Reacting to this situation, which both causes environmental pollution and casts a shadow over the spiritual atmosphere of the cemetery, the neighborhood residents called for increased inspections and measures to prevent this disrespect.
"A GREAT DISRESPECT TO THEIR MEMORIES"
Residents reacting to the situation stated:
"Some people who come here at night listen to loud music and drink alcohol. The bottles and trash they leave behind both pollute the environment and constitute a great disrespect to the memory of our departed loved ones. This is not a place of entertainment; it is a spiritual area where grave visits are made and prayers are recited. We expect authorities and our security forces to increase patrols in this area and take necessary legal action against those who damage our cemetery."
Citizens demand that security measures be made permanent to prevent similar scenes around the cemetery in the future.