Belinay's father, who died in the school attack: In her last month, she always talked about paradise

28.04.2026 20:21

Murat Boyraz, the father of 11-year-old Belinay Nur Boyraz, a 5th-grade student at Ayser Çalık Middle School who lost her life in the school attack in Kahramanmaraş, said: 'Belinay is a cornflower blooming in heaven, her name bloomed in heaven. She became the flower of our Prophet. She rose to the level of martyrdom. In her last month, my daughter especially always talked about heaven.'

Belinay Nur Boyraz, a student at Kahramanmaraş Ayser Çalık Middle School, lost her life in a school attack and was buried side by side with her classmates in Şeyh Adil Cemetery in Dulkadiroğlu district. Belinay's father, Murat Boyraz, visits his daughter's grave every day and recites prayers.

"LET THOSE WHO DO NOT PROTECT THEIR OWN CHILDREN BE ASHAMED"

Stating that the real culprits of the incident are the attacker's mother and father, Father Boyraz said, "Let those who do not protect their own children be ashamed. This murderer came into this world as a human. We elevated our child above the angels, and all humanity knows she has reached the level of martyrdom, all Muslims accept it. Those who raised the murderer have turned their children into what they are. The fault here is that the mother and father did not take responsibility. How a mother who is an educator and a father who is a police officer could raise such a murderer is beyond comprehension. They nurtured a murderer, a monster, in their home, in their bosom, and turned a blind eye to it. Saying 'I didn't realize it' doesn't work."

"HER NAME BLOOMED IN PARADISE, SHE BECAME THE PROPHET'S FLOWER"

Stating that Belinay was a child who never neglected her worship, Father Boyraz said, "Her mother named her Belinay. I added the name Nur. And she fulfilled the meaning of her name. Belinay is the cornflower that blooms in paradise; her name bloomed in paradise. She became the flower of our Prophet. She rose to the level of martyrdom. In her last month, she especially always talked about paradise. She would ask her mother, 'How old will we be in paradise? How much will we weigh? What will we be like?' She was curious. Her last month passed like this. She fasted all of Ramadan. She was a child who paid attention to her prayers. She performed her five daily prayers."

"WE HAD INTENDED TO GO ON UMRAH WITH OUR DAUGHTER"

Father Boyraz, stating that his daughter was a very successful child, said, "She had taken the Ufka Yolculuk exam and became the second in the school. She participated in the Umrah raffle but didn't win. She expressed her sadness. I said, 'My daughter, I will take you.' We had intended to go on Umrah with our daughter. It didn't happen."