NEWS: ESRA TOKAT
(ANKARA) – In the October 10 Train Station Massacre case, Mehtap Sakinci, the wife of lawyer Uygar Coşgun, who lost his life in the massacre, told the court panel, “Even if the opinion is made, you can accept the decision of the extension investigation. “It is not too late. You collect the evidence and make the decision again. It is a case that will be a medal of professional honor.” “Let’s not let your life turn into a mistake or a regret. Let’s live with dignity, even if we live for a short time. Let’s live by preserving our professional honor. Let the decision you make at least be a decision that will give you “peace of mind when you die,” he said.
The 25th hearing of the case regarding the murder of 104 people by ISIS suicide bombers at Ankara Train Station on October 10, 2015 is being held at Ankara 4th High Criminal Court. After the lawyers took off their robes and stated that they would no longer defend themselves, the hearing began to hear the relatives of those who lost their lives in the massacre and those who survived the injured.
STATEMENTS OF PARTICIPANTS
- Mustafa Ceker: ISIS had grown a lot in Gaziantep. Ali Yerlikaya, who became the Governor of Gaziantep in 2015, did not investigate. The organizing committee was listening to here, but the police were not. Why didn’t he rest? Am I here listening to you reject everything while coming 600 km away?
- Evrim Mak:My blood, which will never come off by washing, was on the hands and faces of the whole country. I told my daughter, ‘I promise, I will be back.’ For the first time, I couldn’t keep the promise I made to my daughter and my daughter is 16 years old today.
- Ata Önder Atabay’s mother, Halime Atabay: We want justice. I go to my child’s grave every day, I had my son’s wedding date, but I could n’t hold his wedding.
IMPORTANT NOTICES
| participant | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Mustafa Özdağ | I do not think that the current trial is a legal trial. Inspector reports say there is negligence on the part of public officials, they should be prosecuted. |
| Serpil Kızılçay | I lost my wife. Whoever is responsible for this massacre should be tried. The justice system that removed the robes here should be ashamed and let this go down in history. |
| Siddik Akin | Judge, I cannot erase the sounds of “Sıddık, help me” from my ears. While I was helping my injured friends there, they sprayed tear gas on us. |
RESULTS AND EXPECTATIONS
- Erdogan Tedik: The punishment of 19 ISIS members did not cool our hearts. We want a real trial.
- Mehtap Sakinci: You collect the evidence and make the decision again. Don’t let a case that will be a professional medal of honor turn into a mistake or a regret in your life.
- Faik Deli: We could not predict that he would be murdered by the hands of the state. Do you see the mothers here with their hair turned white? If you have a sense of justice, every strand of this hair is responsible for you.
