Şenyaşar Family: It is unknown where justice is

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Emine Şenyaşar lost her spouse and two sons in an attack by the security guards and relatives of İbrahim Halil Yıldız from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Urfa. She and her son Ferit Şenyaşar, who survived the attack, have been demanding justice in front of the Urfa Courthouse. Today (October 8) marked the 214 day of their justice watch.

As reported by JinNews women's news agency, as Ferit Şenyaşar went to the Elazığ Closed Prison to have a non-contact visit with his brother Fadol Şenyaşar, who has been held in solitary confinement for over 3 years, mother Emine Şenyaşar started keeping today's watch alone.

The family has shared the following social media message: "Our struggle for justice has been ongoing for 214 days. Our banner has been 'in detention' for 14 days; my mother is in front of the courthouse; and I (Ferit Şenyaşar) is in non-contact visitation with my brother who has been unlawfully held in Elazığ for three years. As for justice... Where is it? It is unknown."

Adalet mücadelemiz 214 gündür devam ediyor. Pankartımız 14 gündür 'gözaltında' annem adliye önünde ben (Ferit Şenyaşar) ise Elazığ'da 3 yıldır hukuksuz yere tutulan kardeşimin kapalı görüşündeyim. Adalet ise nerede olduğu meçhul!!! pic.twitter.com/v0pkWsktzo

— #ŞenyaşarAilesineAdalet (@senyasarailesi) October 8, 2021

What happened?

During the election campaign of ruling AKP Urfa MP İbrahim Halil Yıldız in Suruç, Urfa on June 14, 2018, an attack turned into an armed conflict, which claimed the lives of Yıldız's brother Mehmet Şah Yıldız, shop owner Hacı Esvet Şenyaşar and his sons Adil and Celal Şenyaşar.

Having lost his father and two brothers and been wounded himself in the incident, Fadıl Şenyaşar was discharged from hospital and detained on June 17. He was then arrested and sent to prison.

Demanding justice for two sons, husband and her arrested son, Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar, who survived the attack, have been keeping a "justice watch" in front of the courthouse.

There has been a confidentiality order on the file of the investigation into the attack for 3 years, 3 months. The second appeal of the Şenyaşar family against the "confidentiality" order on the investigation into the second attack at the Suruç Public Hospital was rejected on April 21, 2021.

The Constitutional Court, to which the family appealed, has not yet given its decision. One of the demands raised by the family on their justice watch is the removal of this "confidentiality" order. (EMK/SD)