AMED - Tahir Elçi was commemorated at his grave in Yeniköy Cemetery on the 9th anniversary of his murder. 

 

Amed (Diyarbakır) Bar Association Chair Tahir Elçi was murdered on 28 November 2015 in front of the Four-legged Minaret in Sur district of Amed. Elçi was commemorated at his grave in Yeniköy Cemetery in Rezan (Bağlar) district on the 9th anniversary of his death. Chair of the Union of Turkish Bar Associaton (TBB) Erinç Sağkan, Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) Spokeperson Ayşegül Doğan, Ayla Akat Ata, Gültan Kışanak, bar associaton chairs, MPs, co-mayors of municipalities, family members and many people attended the commemoration. 

 

After the prayers, the commemoration ended with the placing of carnations on Elçi's grave.