In Bursa, they executed 750-year-old purebred local animals.

In the Katırlı mountains of Bursa's Gürsu district, the bulls known as the "boz" breed, which is 98% local, are born in the mountains and grow up wild here. For 750 years, these animals, which are adapted to natural living, have roamed the mountains, but they entered the pastures belonging to the Seç village in the Osmangazi district. Allegedly, a group that saw the animals entering the pasture opened fire on the protected animals with a rifle. While some animals were killed, others panicked and disappeared due to the gunfire. The village head of Dışkaya, Gürol Şişek, who set out to find his animals, found one shot and the other torn apart by wild animals in the mountains. The headman, who reported to the gendarmerie teams for the missing animals, informed the teams about the carcasses and the dead animals he found while wandering the mountains with his nephew.

"LAST YEAR THEY SHOT 4 OF OUR ANIMALS"

Şişek, who filed a complaint with the prosecutor's office, said, "Last year they shot 4 of our animals, we let it go. This year they have killed 10 of our animals. We trust in justice." The headman tracking the mountains, Gürol Şişek, stated, "We continue the Yörük life with these animals in this mountain. When we look at the history of our village, we have a history of over 750 years, and we continue the Yörük culture. We are producers, and our breed has been included in the gene project by the state. Some of our cows have been going to the lands of our neighboring village, Seç, over time. We do not want them to go, and we are doing our best to prevent it, but sometimes our efforts fall short. Our animals are being killed by unknown individuals. Last year, 4 were killed. When these incidents happened last year, we let it go, but this year again, 10 of our animals are missing. We officially slaughtered one, and we currently have 4 injured. We just found the carcass and bones of one. These are animals coming from a 750-year-old lineage. They are part of the gene project. Nationwide, 98% of this breed is pure and Turkish. We are trying to produce this breed, but unfortunately, we can find ourselves facing very difficult situations. We have filed a complaint with the Republic Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. Hopefully, our state will try to reach those responsible as soon as possible and find them. I have nearly 200 animals, and we know that 10 of them are missing," he said.