Şenyaşar family seeks justice for 791 days

The Şenyaşar family has held a sit-in protest in front of the Urfa Courthouse for 791 days to seek justice.

Riha (Urfa) - The sit-in protest held in front of the Urfa Courthouse by Emine Şenyaşar, whose husband and two sons were murdered in the attack carried out by the relatives and bodyguards of AKP Urfa MP İbrahim Halil Yıldız in Pirsûs (Turkish: Suruç) district of Urfa province on June 14, 2018, and her son Ferit Şenyaşar has entered its 791st day.

 In the morning, Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar came in front of the courthouse from their home in Pirsûs to seek justice again by unfurling their banner reading, “Justice for the Şenyaşar family”.

Social media post

 Today’s social media post of the Şenyaşar family said, “If JUSTICE cannot protect the oppressed, then it is not justice but torture. Today is the 791st day of our sit-in protest for justice.”