Name of the hero: Fethi Sekin

Police officer Fethi Sekin and courthouse worker Musa Can, who were martyred in the attack carried out by PKK terrorists with a bomb-laden vehicle and long-barreled weapons on January 5, 2017 at the entrance of Block C of the Izmir Court of Justice, were remembered. The heroic police officer Fethi Sekin, who broke the treacherous plan of terrorists, was born in 1973 in the village of Doğancık, Baskil district of Elazig. After his high school education, Sekin graduated from Samsun 19 Mayıs Police Vocational School in 1995 and first worked in Kilis. After Kilis, Sekin, who wore a uniform in Bingöl between 1999-2002, was then assigned to Izmir, where he showed great heroism. Martyr Sekin worked for the Motorcycle Hawks Team in Izmir, where he worked for about 9 years.

BRAVE CONFLICT

On January 5, 2017, when PKK terrorists headed to the gate C of the Izmir Courthouse on January 5, 2017, Sekin stopped the vehicle he suspected and noticed the armed terrorists inside, thanks to his experience and attention, and intervened immediately by pulling his beylik gun. Getting out of the vehicle, the terrorists, who were chased by Fethi Sekin for a while, detonated the bomb he brought with them. After neutralizing one of the 2 terrorists he was chasing, Sekin fought bravely to catch the other until he ran out of bullets. Police hero was martyred in front of the courthouse where he was serving as a result of the fire opened by a terrorist hiding behind a vehicle. Preventing the attack planned by the terrorist organization PKK, Sekin repelled the terrorists with 2 Kalashnikovs, RPG-7 rocket launchers and 8 ammunition and hand grenades. Married and father of 3 children, Fethi Sekin saved the lives of many people with her heroic stance. Just like the heroic police officer who was sent off on his last journey in his hometown, Elazig, courthouse personnel Musa Can lost his life in the treacherous attack. 9 people, 3 lawyers, 2 police officers, 2 court officers and 2 civilians, were injured in the attack. Two terrorists who carried out the attack were killed at the scene.

SYMBOL OF THE HERO

Fethi Sekin, who became the symbol of heroism, established a throne in the hearts of the Turkish people. After the treacherous attack, the people of Izmir came to the courthouse and gave a message of unity against terrorism with Turkish flags. The name of Islam Kerimov Street, where the attack and clash took place, was changed to Martyr Polis Fethi Sekin. In order to keep the name of the martyred police alive, the name of Fethi Sekin was given to many places throughout the country. Named after a city hospital in his hometown Elazig, a school in Izmir, Sekin's name has been immortalized in many places from streets to parks, schools to libraries. Many sports organizations throughout Turkey Fethi commemorates Seki. Some mothers and fathers named their newborn sons "Fethi Sekin" to be brave like him.