Family of interview victim Doğuş Can Kavaklı, who died by suicide: 'He cried all night'

Hazal Güven - 12punto.com.tr

The latest victim of interview eliminations, where lack of merit is rampant, was 22-year-old Doğuş Can Kavaklı.

Doğuş Can Kavaklı graduated from the Psychological Counseling and Guidance department last summer with a successful grade point average. He maintained his success by scoring 82 on the KPSS (Public Personnel Selection Examination). Seeking employment with his high KPSS score, Kavaklı applied for the 'Social Assistance and Investigation Officer Recruitment' at the Asarcık District Governorate Social Assistance and Solidarity Foundation. Among the 5 candidates who applied, Kavaklı had by far the highest KPSS score; the closest candidates had scores of 76 and 72. However, with the interview results announced on September 28, Kavaklı learned that he had been eliminated from the interview he had entered in first place, and that a person with a score 10 points lower had been hired instead.

Three days after receiving the result, the 22-year-old young man ended his life by jumping from the 6th floor of the dormitory where he had gone to collect his belongings.

Kavaklı's family spoke to 12punto about what kind of young man Doğuş Can was and what he experienced in the 3 days before he died by suicide.

'HE WAS OUTGOING, FRIENDLY, CONVERSATIONAL, AND LOVED SPORTS'

When we asked his family, "What kind of person was Doğuş Can Kavaklı?" they described him as follows:

"He was not an emotional child. If we approached an event emotionally, he would tell us, 'Be a little realistic.' He was an outgoing, friendly, and conversational child. He loved playing sports. But of course, this was before he experienced this injustice. After learning the result, he suffered a great emotional breakdown."

'THEY STOLE MY RIGHTS, MAY GOD HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE'

What did he tell you about the interview process?

"He was excited when he returned from the interview. He told us what they asked and how he answered. He mentioned that the interview lasted a long time and that he only didn't know 2 questions. But then he got the result. He suffered a great emotional breakdown. We saw that he was very upset. He cried until nightfall on the day he received the result. He told his older brother, 'They stole my rights. May God hold them accountable. What am I going to do now?' The person in second place could have won. How did the third person win? We know that he (the third person) also couldn't answer the questions. Furthermore, Doğuş had also entered an interview for a driver's license exam. A candidate who stalled the car multiple times was hired, but Doğuş was not. He was treated unfairly in both eliminations."

Did you experience anything in the 3 days after learning the result that made you think he would do such a thing? Did he make any such statements?

"If this incident hadn't happened, he was not a child who would do such a thing. He internalized the injustice he experienced deeply. He suffered a profound emotional breakdown. He loved playing sports. He loved life. Even though we saw how upset he was during those three days, we never thought he would do something like this."

What would you like to say for the future?

"Everyone knows everything. This is a small place. Everyone here is aware of everything. Of course, we will not give up by saying 'what's done is done.' The cancellation of this interview would soothe our hearts at least a little bit."

News Source: Hazal Güven

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