On 14 June 2018, the bodyguards and relatives of AKP Urfa MP Ibrahim Halil Yıldız attacked the Şenyaşar family's shop in Suruç during the election campaign.

In the attack, brothers Celal, Adil, Mehmet, Fadıl and Ferit Şenyaşar were injured. Relatives and supporters of AKP MP Yıldız, badly injured Celal and Adil Şenyaşar, and their father Hacı Esvet Şenyaşar, when he went to the hospital to visit their sons. He was brutally murdered, being lynched in front of his wife Emine Şenyaşar.

Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit (who was injured in the attack), have been holding a Justice Vigil in front of the Courthouse of Urfa since 9 March 2021, demanding those responsible to be brought to account.

Young Amed film director Elif Yiğit, made a film about the struggle for justice of this mother. The film is called For Justice, and the trailer has just been released.

Elif Yiğit

Elif Yiğit was born in Diyarbakır in 1994. She graduated from Istanbul Kultur University Radio and Television Department in 2015. She continues her education at Istanbul University Art History Department.

She is part of the Eurimage sponsored project The Purple Meridians promoted by Streeen.org, Rosa Kadin Derneği and Ovni.

She worked as ssistant director in Doğu Yakası by Harun Durmuş. She also worked in Ozan Çağlar’s Film Mersin, Orçun Benlinin’s Film Ver Kaç, Emre Akay’s Film AV theHunt, Yücel Yolcunun Movie Kafalar Karışık, Mecit Güvenin’s Documentary Series Legends of War, Hissen Hassan’s film, BukaBarane, Gıtta Gsell’s film Beyto, Recep Bozgöz’s Film Enden Korkmana Gerek Yok, Arin İnan Aslan’s film Beder.

Filmography

Heskif (Hasankeyf) – 2021

LîstikênBêSînor (Unlimited Games) – 2019