12.06.2025 23:31
Activists Şuayb Ordu and Yasemin Acar, who were on the Madleen ship carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza and were detained by Israel before being released, made statements in Berlin, Germany. Ordu read the line "Which madman will chain me?" from Mehmet Akif Ersoy in front of the cameras.
Activists Şuayb Ordu and Yasemin Acar, who were on the Madleen ship carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza and were detained by Israel before being released, were sent to Berlin, the capital of Germany. Ordu stated that he read verses from Mehmet Akif Ersoy.
A group of 12 activists set out to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza via the Madleen ship, but they were intervened by Israeli security forces in international waters. After the operation, some activists were quickly sent back to their countries, while the remaining 6 were taken to Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv to initiate deportation procedures. Among these individuals were Turkish citizen Şuayb Ordu and German citizen Yasemin Acar.
TURKISH ACTIVISTS IN BERLIN
Deported by Israel, activists Şuayb Ordu and Yasemin Acar arrived at Berlin Brandenburg Airport in Germany. Şuayb Ordu embraced his wife for a long time at the exit, while supporters of Palestine gave flowers to Ordu and Acar and chanted slogans in support of Palestine.
READING MEHMET AKIF'S VERSES IN HIS FIRST STATEMENT
Şuayb Ordu made statements at the airport. Ordu, who said, "This blockade needs to be lifted," stated, "People are still dying from bombings. Our only goal is to stop this war. This massacre, this genocide must stop. Let our lives and souls be sacrificed, but just raise your voice. This genocide must end as soon as possible. We received a record punishment; our entry to Palestine is banned for 100 years," he expressed.
Ordu also stated, "I feel like I am in a movie. What happened to me is not very important; we are unaware of what is happening in the world. I don't know if this blockade has been broken, but it is clear that it hasn't. I will fight to break the blockade at the first opportunity. I will explain what I experienced with a short poem: I have lived freely since ancient times, I will live freely. Which madman would chain me? I wonder. I am like a roaring flood; I will break through the dam. I will tear apart mountains; I cannot fit into vastness, I will overflow," he said.
WHAT HAPPENED?
The civil society organization called "Freedom Flotilla Coalition" organized its last mission to break the blockade on Gaza and deliver aid to the region with an 18-meter ship, which set sail from the San Giovanni Li Cuti Port in Catania, Italy, on June 1.
The Israeli army intervened in the Madleen ship, which aimed to break the blockade on Gaza, in the early hours of June 9 and detained the 12 volunteers on board.
The volunteers were brought to Israel, and 4 of them were deported from the country on the morning of June 10.