EXPLOSION IN TURKEY

            It  was happened to bomb attack in Turkey’s capital city, Ankara, on March 13,2016. The explosion was very powerful and many people in Ankara heard explosion’s sound. This attack took place to Kızılay square in center of the capital. The innocent people passed away, and wounded. The news in BBC was about the place where bomb attack happened and who was responsible for that. The writer did not comment on the explosion. S/he showed the photographs and statements of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, PM Ahmet Davutoğlu and Deputy PM Numan Kurtulmuş. The attack affected on many people who lives in Ankara especially in different ways. Some of them are insecurity and fear of death.

         

            First of all, it is third bomb attack in Ankara. People are shocked to happen again and again. Nobody  wants to go outside because of feeling insecured. In Kızılay, there are a lot of police all the times but they cannot prevent the bomb attack. For example, Tunalı Hilmi Street is very famous and crowded place. However, we can see that this street is empty today.  People just g oto their job because they have to do that. At the same time, students do not go to their school or campus. Feeling insecured affects us very deeply because we focus on attack. It is an obstacle on our lives. Another example, there is a memorial ceremony for  two METU students who passed away the bomb attack. Some of the students living in campus or out of campus cannot come to this ceremony because of insecurity.

            Secondly, fear of death is part of our lives. In recent times, we think about death more oftenly. This is because 38 innocent people passed away in Kızılay when they were waiting the bus, walking around or driving a taxi. It is very painful situation. When we are living in Ankara, we have to go to Kızılay. For instance, I should visit my consultant for  visa application. I cannot go to Kızılay because I am very afraid of attacking again. Also, many students think like me.

            To conclude, the bomb attacks affect our lives negatively. We feel insecured and fear of death which is ours and our family or friends. However, we must go on our lives. If we have a fear all the times, the purpose of that attack is happened. We have to move on our lectures or works. In this way, we can prevent that events.

  

Ozancan Akkuş(left) and Ali Deniz Uzatmaz (right) 

Ozancan and Deniz were childhood friends. When the bomb attack happened Ulus in Ankara, Ozancan wrote the tweet "He will live on in our hearts,"  because his friend, Deniz, passed away. Now, Ozancan passed away this attack.