An Important Event Was Held at Dicle University in Support of Palestine
Approximately 300 students from various provinces of Turkey studying at Dicle University (DU) within the scope of the summer school program came together under the coordination of academics to support Palestine. Students wrote letters, poems and drew pictures to draw attention to the massacres and destruction in Palestine as a result of Israeli attacks.
In order to reveal the human tragedy in Palestine, a photography exhibition presenting boycott products as well as images on the theme of massacre and destruction was prepared after 4 weeks of intensive work at the Ziya Gökalp Faculty of Education. The exhibition titled “Don’t let children be killed, say ‘Stop’ to oppression” aims to attract the attention of citizens with activities that students will hold in different places in the city.
In his statement to AA correspondent, Mahmut Altunhan, lecturer at the Department of Basic Education within the faculty, stated that they are carrying out social awareness projects with students at the university to support Palestine. Altunhan explained the main purpose of the exhibition as follows: “Students reflected the effects and memories of the war in their paintings. Their families also supported them in this process; their younger siblings also drew pictures and expressed their feelings by writing poems and letters. ‘We are with you, my Gazan brothers’, ‘Gaza child “They expressed their support with messages such as ‘, ‘Palestinian child’. The letters and poems they received were very meaningful. Additionally, the students expressed their feelings and thoughts on a board.”
Stating that they carried out activities in many different fields with approximately 300 students to draw attention to the oppression in Palestine, Altunhan emphasized the importance of the message given by the students together with their families. “Sincere sentences coming from the heart and letters transcribed are very valuable to us. Our wish is for the war there to end as soon as possible. A world in which thousands of children and women lose their lives is unacceptable. We wish the war to “end as soon as possible, and we will constantly express our reaction in this sense.” he said
Zerda Özer, a 3rd grade student at Bülent Ecevit University Ereğli Faculty of Education, Department of Preschool Teaching, explained that they carried out a study with their summer school friends to bring the events in Palestine to the attention of the society. Stating that they aim to explain the oppression by opening exhibitions in different parts of the city, Özer said, “We organized our exhibition to share these feelings by bringing together boycott products, poems and pictures. Our aim is to be together in this resistance with “All our friends and to exhibit a common awakening. We all experience this pain together.” “We have decided not to buy boycott products by standing with Palestine and we will always continue to make their pain known.” he said
Fatihe Ekinci, 4th grade student at DU Ziya Gökalp Faculty of Education, Department of Preschool Teaching, said: “Our aim is to raise awareness for children affected by war. We will do our best to end the war, to prevent children and women from “being subjected to cruelty and death, and to prevent children from suffering more.” “We aimed to raise awareness. Our work will continue from now on. We continued this project within the scope of the summer school and our efforts will continue during the term. We hope to be a voice, even if it is small.”
