Kilis Municipality’s Solution to Rocket Attacks: Dhikrmatic

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Rocket attacks occurring almost daily have been brought to parliament. 21 people lost their lives in the rocket attacks on Kilis.

People’s Republican Party (CHP) İstanbul MP, Sezgin Tanrıkulu in his summary of proceedings asked whether the allegation that the Kilis Mayor distributes “dhikrmatic”* to people.

The information that 21 people eight of whom were Syrians were killed, over 70 others wounded in the rocket attacks launched by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)-held territory in Syria has been included in the summary.

“Kilis Mayor Hasan Kara distributed dhikrmatic to people of Kilis who refrain from going outside their houses because of the rockets. Kilis Governor had said ‘They could fall on us too anytime. We are not going out without ablution’ as to the rocket attacks that turned Kilis into a conflict zone”.

The Governor had advised to “not go out without ablution”

Kilis Mayor Hasan Kara

Tanrıkulu listed the following questions in the summary:

Is the allegation that the Kilis Mayor distributed dhikrmatic to people terrified of rockets launched from Syria true?

Is what the Kilis Mayor offers people as a precaution dhikrmatic?

Kilis Governor also advised to “not go out without ablution”. Will the government have any measures to protect life safety of the people?

What are the security measures taken so far?

How many casualties are there resulted by the rockets launched from ISIS-held territory in Syria as of May 12, 2016? How many of these citizens are children?

What is the number of citizens immigrating from the region because of the rockets launched from ISIS-held territory?

* Dhikrmatic: Numerator. Digital or mechanical device used as substitution of rosary to count prayers. It is a device of simple mechanism with two buttons on it. As one prays or tells her/his beads, presses this button and every pressing counts one. The other button resets the device.