Emine Şenyaşar: They have been persecuting us for 543 days

The Şenyaşar family on justice vigil for their slain family members in Urfa has once again demanded an end to their persecution.

Emine Şenyaşar, who lost her husband and two sons in an attack that involved AKP Deputy İbrahim Halil Yıldız's bodyguards and relatives on June 14, 2018, in the Suruç district of Urfa, and his son Ferit Şenyaşar who was injured in the same attack, have been holding a justice vigil outside the Urfa Courthouse since March 9, 2021.

The family came to the Urfa Courthouse on the 543rd day of the vigil.

Mother Emine Şenyaşar expressed her demand for justice once again, saying, “Judges and prosecutors are persecuting us. We do not give them our blessing.”

“Whoever persecutes us, we do not give them our blessing. Enough is enough, my son Fadıl should be released. He is kept in a solitary cell. He has a daughter who is growing up without seeing him. My two sons were killed, so let my Fadıl come home at least. They killed my children unjustly. I want justice. I want justice for everyone, not just for myself. All those who are innocently imprisoned should be released. We have been persecuted here for 543 days. Whatever they do to us, we will not stop our vigil until justice is served. I'm not leaving here until my son is released. If I'm going to die, let me die in front of the courthouse. Authorities should be just,” she stated.

Meanwhile, the ‘Justice Exhibition’ continues on its second day. The exhibition was opened in what’s called “Şenyaşar Family Justice Corner" outside the courthouse to mark September 1, World Peace Day and the inauguration day of the new judicial year.

Pictures taken during the Justice Vigil, cartoons about Emine Şenyaşar and justice, and a picture of the ambulance where the injured Şenyaşar family members were attacked on June 14, 2018 are displayed in the exhibition.