{"id":285078,"date":"2026-04-15T19:02:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T19:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/?p=285078"},"modified":"2026-04-15T19:03:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T19:03:25","slug":"message-of-condolences-from-president-erdogan-on-the-school-attack-in-kahramanmaras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/message-of-condolences-from-president-erdogan-on-the-school-attack-in-kahramanmaras\/","title":{"rendered":"Condolence message from President Erdo\u011fan on the school attack in Kahramanmara\u015f"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan published a message of condolence regarding the armed attack at a middle school in Oniki\u015fubat district of Kahramanmara\u015f, in which 9 people lost their lives and 13 people were injured. Describing the attack by 14-year-old Isa Aras Mersinli as a \u201cterrible incident\u201d, Erdo\u011fan emphasized that the incident will be clarified in all its dimensions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201dThe case will be brought to light\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Expressing his condolences for the students and teachers who lost their lives in the attack, President Erdo\u011fan said, \u201cWe lost our brilliant children and a devoted educator. I wish mercy from Almighty Allah to our lost lives; I wish patience to their grieving families and condolences to our education community.\u201d Stating that public prosecutors, property and education inspectors are carrying out investigations meticulously, Erdo\u011fan said justice will be served.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201dIt should not be used as a material for political polemics\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The President reminded that the relevant ministers (National Education, Family, Interior, Justice and Health) were immediately dispatched to Kahramanmara\u015f and emphasized that the pain should be kept above politics. \u201cIt is a moral as well as a conscientious duty not to make such an attack a material for political polemics and rating concerns. There can be no politics in grief,\u201d Erdo\u011fan said and called for common sense.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Disinformation and Critical Warning to the Media<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Asking citizens to rely only on official statements, Erdo\u011fan stated that disinformation posts should be avoided. Following this message, the Presidency of Communications and RT\u00dcK also warned media organizations with simultaneous statements.<br \/>\nWhile the Directorate of Communication drew attention to the fact that depicting violence and highlighting the identities of the victim and perpetrator may create an encouraging effect, RT\u00dcK stated that the most severe sanctions will be imposed decisively against broadcasting that negatively affects the mental health of children. It was emphasized that all units of the state are on the ground in coordination and security and psychosocial support processes are being meticulously carried out.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Editor: Dilek Bozkurt<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cumhurba\u015fkan\u0131 Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan, Kahramanmara\u015f&#8217;\u0131n Oniki\u015fubat il\u00e7esinde bir ortaokulda meydana gelen ve 9 ki\u015finin hayat\u0131n\u0131 kaybetti\u011fi, 13 ki\u015finin yaraland\u0131\u011f\u0131 silahl\u0131 sald\u0131r\u0131ya ili\u015fkin taziye mesaj\u0131 yay\u0131mlad\u0131. 14 ya\u015f\u0131ndaki \u0130sa Aras Mersinli taraf\u0131ndan d\u00fczenlenen sald\u0131r\u0131y\u0131 &#8220;elim bir hadise&#8221; olarak nitelendiren Erdo\u011fan, olay\u0131n t\u00fcm boyutlar\u0131yla ayd\u0131nlat\u0131laca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 vurgulad\u0131. \u200b&#8221;Olay Mutlaka Ayd\u0131nl\u0131\u011fa Kavu\u015fturulacakt\u0131r&#8221; \u200bSald\u0131r\u0131da hayat\u0131n\u0131 kaybeden \u00f6\u011frenci ve \u00f6\u011fretmenler i\u00e7in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":285079,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-285078","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gundem"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=285078"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285078\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":285081,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285078\/revisions\/285081"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/285079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=285078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=285078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=285078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}