14.07.2025 14:42
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited 99-year-old Muzaffer Gülşen at his home, who lost two sons and a son-in-law during the July 15 coup attempt. After Gülşen expressed his desire to donate his savings to Palestinian children, Erdoğan instructed that the donation be delivered.
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President Erdoğan, accompanied by Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz, Ankara Governor Vasip Şahin, AK Party Ankara Deputy Osman Gökçek, AK Party Ankara Provincial Chairman Hakan Han Özcan, and Kızılcahamam Mayor Süleyman Acar, visited Gülşen's house in Kızılcahamam.
President Erdoğan shook hands with the local residents who welcomed him. He then proceeded to Muzaffer Gülşen's house, where he was greeted by family members.
DELIVERED THE SAVED MONEY During a conversation with Gülşen, President Erdoğan was informed that he had saved a certain amount of money and wanted to deliver it to children in Palestine.
ERDOĞAN'S INSTRUCTION In response, President Erdoğan instructed his Chief of Staff Hasan Doğan to ensure that the money was delivered to the children in Palestine through donations.
"WE WERE VERY HAPPY" Metehan Gülşen, the son of martyr Lütfi Gülşen, stated in his speech at home that his father and two relatives were martyred during the attack on the Presidential Complex, and that they have carried this pride for 9 years. Gülşen said, "May Allah grant them paradise. May Allah not let you be absent from us. We were very happy to see you."
THE PAIN IS STILL FRESH DESPITE 9 YEARS PASSING 99-year-old Muzaffer Gülşen, living in Kızılcahamam, Ankara, lost two sons and a son-in-law during the July 15 coup attempt. Mehmet Gülşen, Hakan Gülşen, and Lütfi Gülşen, who went to the Presidential Complex for the homeland vigil, were martyred as a result of a bomb dropped from an F-16 fighter jet.
Muzaffer Gülşen, who learned that his sons had been martyred a day later, stated that despite 9 years passing since the coup attempt, his pain is still fresh. He mentioned that he thought his children were at home that evening, saying, "They are dead. I didn't hear until the evening, I heard close to bedtime. Crying is of no use. Days pass with crying and saying. I heard they had gone, but I didn't hear that my children had gone. I said Hakan is working, I said Mehmet is at the shop," he expressed. He shared that he learned about the deaths of his two sons and son-in-law from his middle son, saying, "My mother told me to sit next to her. I was shocked. They said they are coming heavily injured. I said, can someone come heavily injured, is there death?"
"I EVEN WENT TO THE GRAVE AT NIGHT" Gülşen, stating that his pain is still like the first day, said, "The painful days go by, it's unbearable, but we endure, what can we do? Allah gives us strength, and we endure. This year will be 9 years." He mentioned that he often visits the cemetery, saying, "I even went to the grave at night. I sat there crying, talking, and I fell asleep. I think I'm at home. Can one go to the cemetery at night? I couldn't help it. I said, talk to me. Cry, shout, say, it doesn't become right," he expressed. Gülşen placed a photo of his children in front of the chair he sits in at home, noting that he watches them there all day and does not sit anywhere else.
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