10/02/2022 | Writer: Yıldız Tar
We reached Kasım Güler’s, alleged “ISIS leader in Turkey province”, confessions. Güler confessed that he ordered all members of the organization in Turkey: “If there is someone who is able to strike against LGBTI+s, inform us or just do it.”
Recently, Alican Uludağ wrote that radical Islamic terror group had planned bombing attacks against LGBTI+s through Kasım Güler’s, alleged “ISIS leader in Turkey province”, confessions in Deutsch Welle Turkish.
We reached alleged ISIS leader in Turkey province Kasım Güler’s confessions which elicit that the terrorist group was going to target Kaos GL in 2016 and “LGBTI+ Associations in Taksim” in 2020 according to the news reflected in the media.
Güler told that the terrorist group ordered all the members of the organization in Turkey: “If there is someone who is able to strike against LGBTI+s, inform us or just do it.” while talking about the actions of a group member code-named “İbn-i Adem”.
It is also mentioned in the confessions that another member of ISIS in Konya, code-named Utbe had gone to İzmir in order to attack LGBTI+s, he had requested explosive from the terrorist group however had not been able to attack because of the refusal. Güler also added that weapons had been bought for a member in Adana, there had been an attack preparation against LGBTI+s in Adana however he did not know why they had not been able to attack.
Admitting the attack preparations against LGBTI+ organizations in Taksim, Güler confessed that they had not been able to attack because of the arrestment of the attacker. Güler also told that one of the group member had escaped from country having not been able to carry out the attack order against LGBTI+s.
Translation: Selma Koçak
Tags: human rights
