11.11.2026 10:41
In the Lapseki district of Çanakkale, 9-year-old Emir Dursun, who is confined to a wheelchair due to DMD, told District Governor Cafer Ekinci, whom he met by chance, that he could not go up to the sports and conference hall on the first floor of his school. Under the leadership of the district governorship, an elevator was installed at the school. Emir, who was previously carried into the hall in his family's arms, can now watch events together with his friends.
In the Lapseki district of ÇANAKKALE, an elevator was built under the leadership of the district governorship so that Emir Dursun (9), a 4th-grade student at İsmail Baykut Primary School who is wheelchair-dependent due to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), a type of muscle disease, can comfortably participate in activities in the school's sports and conference hall. Father Gökhan Dursun said, "I thank everyone who contributed. Emir can now sit in the stands in the hall and watch competitions and events."
DMD patient Emir Dursun, who is wheelchair-dependent, moved from Istanbul to the Lapseki district of Çanakkale with his family 2 years ago. Dursun, currently a 4th-grade student, was enrolled in İsmail Baykut Primary School there. However, because the school's sports and conference hall is on the first floor, Dursun began to have difficulty participating in various events held there. Dursun conveyed the situation to Lapseki District Governor Cafer Ekinci, whom he met while walking in the park one day. Thereupon, under the leadership of the Lapseki District Governorship, an elevator was built at the entrance section of the sports hall and conference hall so that Dursun could receive education more comfortably. Dursun also watched the November 10 Atatürk commemoration events in the hall, which he reached by using the elevator.
WE USED TO CARRY HIM IN OUR ARMS, ON OUR BACKS
Gökhan Dursun, expressing his satisfaction that an elevator was built for his son Emir at his school, said, "Emir is a DMD patient. When we moved to Lapseki, we researched schools. We concluded that the best school was İsmail Baykut Primary School. Then we enrolled Emir. When we started here, we had certain shortcomings. First of all, we had our conference hall. We could not provide access here. We used to carry Emir to the hall on the first floor in our arms and on our backs. When he gained a lot of weight, there were events he could not attend because we could not carry him. One day, while walking on the beach with my family, we ran into the District Governor. He called us over. There, Emir also mentioned this shortcoming of ours. We explained the situation. Thank God, he did not refuse anything we asked. We told him during last year's school term. It was completed for this year's school term. I thank everyone who contributed. Emir can now sit in the stands in the hall and watch competitions and events."
IT BECAME AN ELEVATOR FOR A LIFETIME
School Principal Kadir Elmas stated that they met their student Emir 2 years ago and said, "He transferred to us from a school in Istanbul. We spoke with his parent about our student's situation. We had said that we would adjust the physical conditions of our school according to our student. We adjusted the necessary physical conditions within the building we normally use for our student. However, we have a sports hall and a conference hall that we use, and an area where we hold most of our events. We needed to ensure that Emir could easily access this area as well. Our parent had a request. When we conveyed it to the District Governor, they welcomed it very positively. Thank God, our state officials did whatever was necessary. In a very short time, the elevator you see was built in our school's garden. Now our student can easily go up to our hall and benefit from our events. Not only for Emir, but for all our citizens and students who need this. Because it has become an elevator for a lifetime, with a very long period of use."
NOW HE CAN EASILY GO UP TO THE HALL
Emir Dursun, experiencing the happiness of having an elevator, said, "Thanks to the elevator, I can now go up to the sports and conference hall. I can easily access the events my friends attend. I thank our District Governor and my teachers. This elevator was built thanks to them."