Anger on social media after a Turkish man brutally kicked an elderly Syrian woman in the face
Anger swept the pioneers of social networking sites, after the spread of a video clip of a Turkish man kicking a Syrian elderly woman in the face in the city of Gazi, southern Turkey.
The pioneers of social networking sites rushed to condemn this unfortunate incident, which they described as not easily forgotten, due to its terrible impact on the human heart and mind, describing the Turkish man as not human until such a heinous act comes.
The video shocked everyone's hearts, as the old lady was sitting on a chair in the street, as she faced a strong kick in the face from the Turkish man, and as a result, the lady entered into a fit of crying, as if time sums up for us in this scene what we humans have done away from the principles of religion and mercy. and humanity.
The 70-year-old Syrian woman, Laila Muhammad, received a blow to her face, which was filled with wrinkles, to meet with this person at this time to do what he did.
Following this unfortunate incident, Daoud Gul, the governor of the Turkish city of Gazi, issued a statement, in which he apologized to the Syrian woman for the violence and cruelty she was subjected to.
Gül announced in his statement that the assailant was identified, a 39-year-old Turkish man named Şakir Şakir, indicating that he was detained and investigated.
Turkish police data showed that the accused has a criminal record, in which he holds 9 previous criminal cases, including injury, incitement to prostitution and mediation, in addition to the complaint submitted by the Syrian elderly woman.
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Turkey hosts about 3.6 million registered Syrian refugees, and 320,000 of other nationalities.
However, the recent period witnessed a number of incidents that were described as racist against Syrians, amid high unemployment rates in the country and deteriorating economic conditions, according to international reports.
Painful video.. A racist attack by a Turkish young man on an elderly Syrian woman with his foot on her face in Gaziantep, Turkey pic.twitter.com/3C7epahn6F
- Turkish Affairs (@TurkeyAffairs) May 30, 2022
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