MEDİNE MAMEDOĞLU

Şırnex – “Our house is the closest house to where we were bombed. When the bombs fell down, my mother hurt in her heart. When my father heard the news about the bombardment, he called me. He became happy because my phone was active. But when my mother called him and said that I had gone to smuggle, he felt a sharp pain in his heart. My mother was at the forefront of those who arrived to the bombed area. But they saw what other people would see. Our burnt beyond recognition or dismembered bodies were lying down on the ground….”

“His mother was the first person hearing the sound of the bombs”

The words above are just a small part of the story of 13-year-old Muhammed Encü. On the day of the massacre, Mohammed was unaware that he would be killed while he was crying for his killed mule… As it is stated above, the house of Muhammed is the closest house to where the massacre took place. His mother was the first person hearing the sound of the bombs. The bombs first burned the heart of Muhammed’s mother.

“God knows that I will never forget…”

After hearing the sound of the bombs, Heybet Encü walked in the snow for two hours to reach her son. Her heart has been burning since then. “God knows that I don't forget what I saw there, and I will never forget,” she told us. Since that day, the mothers of Roboski have worn black clothes while waiting for justice to be delivered.

Bombs first burned her heart

Stating that the soldiers stopped 34 people coming from the border before the bombardment started and then went to the area, Heybet Encü said that she heard the sound of bombs after the soldiers returned from the area. She told us what had happened on that night as follows:

“I never forget what happened on that day. When I first heard the sound, I went out in a hurry. Then, all the villagers began to run to the mountain. We saw the soldiers on the way and we were told, “Nothing happened, return to your houses”. We told them we would go to see what happened to our children. When we were on our way, another bomb was fired. While we were worried about what was going on, one of the wounded persons called us and said, “Help us.” We walked in the snow for two hours to reach our children. God knows that I will never forget what I saw on that day. Some people had no head while others were wounded. We recognized them from their clothes and shoes. No one came to help them. We transferred the dead bodies to the village until morning.”

“Whenever I hear the sound of planes, I remember that day”

Noting that most of the 34 people, including her son, were children, Heybet Encü said, “I still hear the sound of bombs. Whenever I hear the sound of planes, I remember that day. My son was only 13 years old. Three of the 34 people were married and two of them had children.”

“We do not expect justice from the state”

Stating that there is no justice in Turkey, Heybet Encü said, “If there was justice, we wouldn’t experience this. We do not expect justice from the state. Our children were killed but no one has been tried until now. Several years later, two young persons were killed by the Turkish airstrikes. They were our relatives. We weren’t allowed to bury them next to 34 people. We face such cruelty and atrociousness.”

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