The image is from Turkey! When the storm intensified, they rushed to the Atatürk bust.

The image is from Turkey! When the storm intensified, they rushed to the Atatürk bust.

19.02.2026 11:36

During the storm that was effective in Adana, the Atatürk bust in the courtyard of a middle school began to sway. Four students who noticed the situation held the bust with their hands to protect it throughout the storm. Those moments were captured by the school's security camera.

During a storm in the yard of a school in Adana, a statue of Atatürk, which was about to fall, was protected by students. Those moments were captured by the security camera.

The General Directorate of Meteorology (MGM) issued a yellow code warning for the city, where a storm and heavy rain occurred yesterday. Many streets in the city were flooded, and trees were uprooted. The statue of Atatürk in the yard of Seyhan District Büyüksaat Middle School also began to sway due to the storm.

THEY DID NOT ALLOW THE STATUE TO FALL

A student who noticed the situation called his friends and went to the statue. Four students held the statue that was about to fall with their hands and protected it until the storm was over. Those moments were reflected in the school's security camera.

Here are some frames from those moments;

Students united to protect the statue of Atatürk that was about to fall during the storm
Students united to protect the statue of Atatürk that was about to fall during the storm
Students united to protect the statue of Atatürk that was about to fall during the storm
Students united to protect the statue of Atatürk that was about to fall during the storm

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