20.10.2026 13:11
The 25-person Minab Bicycle Caravan, which set out from Diyarbakır on October 2, reached the city of Minab in Iran by pedaling approximately 3,000 kilometers in 18 days. The group commemorated the children at the ruins of the girls' elementary school where 168 students lost their lives in the airstrike; they met with the families of those who died and the children who survived the attack, and delivered letters and gifts from children in Turkey.
The 25-person Minab Bicycle Caravan, which set out from Diyarbakır to commemorate the students who lost their lives in the air strike on Shajarat al-Tayyiba Girls' Primary School in the city of Minab in Iran's Hormozgan province, pedaled approximately 3,000 kilometers and reached Minab after 18 days. The cyclists visited the rubble of the school, where 168 children died in the attack, and commemorated the students; they met with children who survived the attack and the families of those who died.
The bicycle caravan, which set off from Diyarbakır on October 2, followed the Silk Road route and reached Minab after a challenging journey. The group first went to the front of the school, which was destroyed in the US and Israeli attack and where 168 students lost their lives. As the children's photos were hung on the school's destroyed walls, the cyclists prayed in front of the photos and commemorated the students. Group members, who also met with children who survived the attack during the visit, experienced emotional moments.
THEY DONATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW SCHOOL
The bicycle caravan members then visited the construction site of the new school planned to be built in place of the attacked school with the support of Turkish philanthropists. The group members, who inspected the area where 5 schools are being built on approximately 15 decares of land, also made financial donations for the construction of the school.
THEY DELIVERED THE LETTERS OF TURKISH CHILDREN
The bicycle caravan members delivered the letters, drawings, toys and school bags prepared by children in Turkey for their peers in Minab to the children in the region. The cyclists met with the families of the deceased students, gave a message of solidarity with the families and commemorated the children.
FIRST THEY WENT TO THE DESTROYED SCHOOL
Kemal Yücel, spokesperson of the bicycle caravan, stated that they set out to commemorate the children, be in solidarity with their families and react to the attack. Yücel, who said they reached Minab after a journey of approximately 3,000 kilometers, said: "We made our first visit in Minab to the school that was attacked. There we met with the children who survived and the families of the children who lost their lives. Later, we experienced emotional moments during our visit to the martyrs' cemetery. May God never show us such a thing again. We strongly condemn the attack."