IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation
0
Donate
Follow
EN
TRY
Close
  • Who are we
  • What we do
  • What can you do
  • Login
He was only 19
During the moments the Israeli soldiers were attacking the Mavi Marmara ship that was carrying humanitarian aid to embargoed people of Palestine, Furkan was writing these words on a piece of paper: “L
Palestine, MiddleEast, Turkey 30.06.2010

Furkan Doğan was born in New York on 20 October 1991. He was a senior student at Kayseri Private Hisarcıklıoğlu High-school. He applied to take part in the Gaza flotilla from the city of Kayseri. He was shot to death at the age of 19 by Israeli soldiers while on the Mavi Marmara boat that was carrying civilians on the humanitarian aid flotilla. He was shot from 1.5 meter distance four times in the face and once in the chest.   

He had set out on this journey at an early age to sacrifice his existence for the sake of charity. “We have no regret nor if only. Our child was martyred for the sake of the good. And I am a father of a martyr now. His martyrdom will lead to good things,” says his father in reaction to Furkan’s death. 

His elder brother Mustafa Doğan said, during the funeral in Istanbul, “We were predicting Israel would capture or turn back the ships and the passengers, but not such an inhumane attack. My brother was martyred for Palestinians. We are prepared to lay down our lives for them. Furkan is now in Istanbul; he is praying with martyrs who joined the conquest of Istanbul.”  

During the moments the Israeli soldiers were attacking the Mavi Marmara ship that was carrying humanitarian aid to embargoed people of Palestine, Furkan was writing these words on a piece of paper: “Last hours before martyrdom. Is there anything sweeter? If there is, that is only my mother. But I am not sure about that either. It is hard to compare the two. Martyrdom or my mother? The hall is empty now. An atmosphere of solemnity has taken over everyone for the first time…”

Israel targeted 19-year-old Furkan, an innocent child, who had no weapon but a pen and a piece of paper…

Related news
See all
IHH and Qatar Charity’s Food Support for Syria’s Earthquake Victims
IHH and Qatar Charity’s Food Support for Syria’s Earthquake Victims
IHH and Qatar Charity delivered food aid to Syria’s Cinderes town to help families who were affected by the Kahramanmaraş earthquakes that took place on February 6, 2023.
27.09.2023
Flour distribution to 38 thousand 601 families in Somalia
Flour distribution to 38 thousand 601 families in Somalia
IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation has been carrying its aid efforts in Somalia, and our effort intensified following the severe drought that has hit the country since 2020, causing millions facing difficulties in accessing clean water and food.
26.04.2023
Mobile soup kitchen from Turkey to Ukraine
Mobile soup kitchen from Turkey to Ukraine
The mobile soup kitchen dispatched by the IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation to Ukraine, which is under Russian bombardment, departed from Istanbul. The soup kitchen was intended to provide food to 30,000 people each day. In addition, three truckloads of humanitarian supplies provided to Ukraine by the IHH in recent weeks have been delivered to war victims.
Ukraine
27.01.2023