The Vigil for Justice started on 9 March in front of the Urfa Courthouse, by Emine Şenyaşar, who lost her husband and two sons as a result of the attack of AKP Deputy İbrahim Halil Yıldız's bodyguard and relatives in Suruç on 14 June 2018, continues on day 251.

Ferit Şenyaşar, Emine’s son, survived the attacks in Suruç and joins his mother in her quest for justice. Like every weekend, the two members of the family hold their vigil at their house in Suruç.

'The President should apologize'

In a message shared on Twitter, the Şenyaşar family recalled that AKP Urfa Deputy Ahmet Eşref Fakıbaba said on a local television channel in Urfa: ‘May God give patience to Emine Şenyaşar. The day when the truth will be revealed is near. Later, the governor of Urfa, the minister of the period, also spoke 3 years later. Next up in line is the President. He should apologize to the people of Urfa and this family.”

The family is expected to go to Urfa courthouse this afternoon at 5 pm to meet with the Deputy Chairman of the Workers' Party of Turkey (TIP) and Hatay MP, Barış Atay Mengüllüoğlu.