Özgür Özel commemorates Berkin Elvan on the anniversary of his death

CHP Chairman Özgür Özel commemorated 15-year-old Berkin Elvan, who lost his life due to a gas canister hitting his head during the Gezi Park protests, on the anniversary of his passing. On this significant day, Özel published a message on his social media account to keep Elvan's memory alive.

Özel's post included the following statements:

"I remember Berkin Elvan, who lost his life after being hit in the head by a tear gas canister during the Gezi protests, with mercy on the 12th anniversary of his departure from among us.

We shed the same tears for all the children we have lost in this country. We owe it to them to build a country where children do not die and justice is not delayed."

WHO IS BERKİN ELVAN?

Berkin Elvan was severely injured by a gas canister fired by police during the Gezi Park demonstrations in Istanbul in 2013 and passed away in 2014 after a 269-day struggle for his life.