28.04.2026 12:31
In Adana, an argument on the road involving a martyr's brother and his sister's brother-in-law turned into a feud by the parties involved. In the incident where one person was injured, a blood money of 100 camels was demanded from the martyr's family. As a result of threats and arson, the family migrated to Diyarbakır under police escort, calling for an end to the events.
Yunus A., the brother of a martyr, argued with a group in traffic in Adana in July 2025 together with his brother Mahsum A.'s brother-in-law Kerim K. The argument turned into a fight, and when someone from the group was injured, the incident turned into a blood feud.
THEY DEMANDED 40 MILLION LIRA
The group demanded 100 camels, approximately 40 million lira in today's money, as 'blood money' from the martyr's family through intermediaries. When the martyr's family could not afford this, their house was set on fire, leading them to migrate from Adana under police escort and scatter to different cities. After receiving threats in the cities they moved to, the martyr's family appealed to the ministries.
"THEY INTRODUCED THEMSELVES AS DAESH MEMBERS"
Mahsum A., the brother of the martyr, said that he and his family have been going through a very heavy and fearful process for about a year. Pointing out that the events started with a fight involving his brother and brother-in-law, Mahsum A. stated that the process quickly grew and became uncontrollable. Claiming that they were targeted by a group during this process, Mahsum A. said, "According to their own statements and in the audio recordings they sent us, these individuals introduced themselves as members of the DAESH terrorist organization. They armed themselves, raided our house, and opened fire on us. While my family was trying to protect themselves, one person was injured. After this incident, a stun grenade was thrown at a grocery store because the owner filmed the scene, and the upper floor was sprayed with gunfire. People could not file complaints out of fear, but we have footage of these events."
"WE HAD TO LEAVE ADANA UNDER POLICE ESCORT"
Stating that they later came together for a so-called 'peace', Mahsum A. said, "But during this process, our family home was set on fire. Then my father-in-law's house was also burned down. Since our lives were no longer safe, we had to leave Adana under police escort. However, the pressure did not end here. They demanded 100 camels, about 40 million TL, as 'blood money' from us. Or they asked us to give them our houses."
"According to their own statements, they said they do not recognize courts, do not accept the state, and that even if we file a complaint, we will not get any results," said Mahsum A., continuing his speech as follows:
"In the audio recordings, they state that they know our addresses, that they are following us, and that they can reach us at any time. We continue to receive threats from different numbers every day. Most recently, my father-in-law's house was pressured, and the deed was taken from them. Today, as a martyr's family, we live in fear. We appeal to our state leaders from here: we want an end to these events. We have experienced this; let no other families go through it."
"WE WANT TO LIVE OUR LIVES WITHOUT FEAR"
Stating that they want to live their lives without fear, Mahsum A. said that they constantly have to change addresses because these individuals keep finding their location. Noting that the individuals found the house they moved to and forced the door, Mahsum A. said, "They called and threatened us from Indonesian lines. At that moment, my wife and children were at home. These individuals called my father again and threatened him, saying they came to his house and that we were putting women forward. The events continue this way. We have been suffering like this for about a year. Only one person, who set the house on fire as a perpetrator, was detained. But in the audio recordings, not one person but about ten names are mentioned. They are acting as an organization. They themselves admit that they are an organization. According to information we received from the police, it is said that these individuals have connections with an organization. But they claim they do not have enough evidence."
Mahsum A.'s older brother Mehmet Devran A. was martyred in 2017 by PKK terrorists in the Lice district of Diyarbakır.