Sit-in protest of Şenyaşar family enters its 565th day

“A mother's heart is different from everything. Those who stand against this heart will lose. The mother demands justice and she will win,” the Şenyaşar family wrote on the 565th day of their sit-in protest for justice.

Riha - 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 the Suruç district of Urfa province on June 14, 2018, and her son Ferit Şenyaşar continues on its 565th day. Today, the Şenyaşar family has demanded justice from their home in the Suruç district of Urfa province.

Posting a photo of Emine Şenyaşar taken while she was sitting in front of the courthouse to demand justice under police blockage, the Şenyaşar family shared the following message on their social media account:

“People ask us how this old woman keeps resisting all the insults, all the silence, and all the threats. A mother’s heart is different from everything. Those who stand against this heart will lose. The mother demands justice and she will win.”