On 14 June 2018, the bodyguards and relatives of AKP Urfa MP Ibrahim Halil Yıldız attacked the Şenyaşar family's shop in Suruç during the election campaign.

In the attack, brothers Celal, Adil, Mehmet, Fadıl and Ferit Şenyaşar were injured. Relatives and supporters of AKP MP Yıldız badly injured Celal and Adil Şenyaşar, and their father Hacı Esvet Şenyaşar, when he went to the hospital to visit their sons. He was brutally murdered, being lynched in front of his wife Emine Şenyaşar.

Fadıl Şenyaşar is in prison accused of assault against the attackers who killed his father.

The trial continued at the Malatya 3rd High Criminal Court where the court board announced its interim decision on Friday. The court board decided to continue the detention on the grounds of "strong suspicion of crime" for Fadıl Şenyaşar and Enver Yıldız, as well as for Celal Yıldız and Mikail Şimşek.

The next hearing was adjourned to July 18.

Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit (who was also injured in the attack), have been holding a Justice Vigil in front of the Courthouse of Urfa since 9 March 2021, demanding those responsible to be brought to account.