Turkey rises up! Minister Yerlikaya makes 'TEKNOFEST' post
The harassment incident in Beyoğlu and the two femicides committed in Fatih have caused widespread outrage in Turkey. While the lack of a statement from Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya regarding these events drew criticism, his "Teknofest" post became a major topic of discussion.
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The events that took place in Turkey yesterday hit the national agenda like a bombshell. While the harassment of a woman trying to return home in Beyoğlu and the subsequent quick release of the perpetrators sparked major outrage, the latest incident in Edirnekapı has caused shock. Amidst all this, the fact that Minister of Interior Ali Yerlikaya did not make a statement, and even went as far as to share a post about 'TEKNOFEST', became a major talking point.
The reactions to Yerlikaya's TEKNOFEST post have grown like an avalanche...
Turkey experienced a nightmarish day yesterday. While footage of a woman being harassed in the middle of the street in the morning hours dominated the agenda, news coming from Fatih toward the evening was blood-curdling. A person named Semih Çelik, after murdering 19-year-old Ayşenur Halil, beheaded İkbal Uzuner, also 19, with a knife half an hour later and threw her head from the Edirnekapı walls.
While a drawing found in the killer's home horrified everyone, it was determined that he had dismembered Uzuner exactly as he had depicted in the drawing.
HAD PREVIOUSLY ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
It was learned that in his statement, Çelik's father said that Çelik had received psychological treatment 5 times, had gone missing twice, and had previously attempted suicide.
MOTHER'S CRIES WERE HEARTBREAKING
The cries of the mother, who saw her daughter's severed head on the road, were heartbreaking: "İkbal, İkbal, you have burned me... My God, my child, what have they done to you? My dear daughter..."
NO STATEMENT YET FROM MINISTER YERLİKAYA
While the incident in question has caused public outrage, there has been no statement yet regarding the event from Minister of Interior Ali Yerlikaya, to whom all eyes have turned.
'TEKNOFEST' POST WHILE TURKEY IS IN SHOCK
It was during the hours when Turkey was gripped by horror that the 'Teknofest' post shared from Minister Yerlikaya's social media account became the focus of backlash.
Some of the reactions are as follows:
There were 2 femicides today, and an attempted rape of a woman in recent weeks. It would be more appropriate if you came out and said a few words about this.
THE COUNTRY IS BURNING, EVERY DAY SOMEONE DIES, SOMEONE IS BEHEADED, AND YOUR CONCERN IS TEKNOFEST?
the interior minister of a country where young girls are being beheaded and dumped in the middle of the street is still posting about teknofest
A woman was raped on the street today and the perpetrator was released, another was beheaded, are you aware of this?