26.08.2016 Gaziantep

TOBB M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, along with Customs and Commerce Minister Bülent Tüfenkci visited the families of the victims of the terror attack which took place in Gaziantep and extended their condolences. Taking part in the delegation were Governor Ali Yerlikaya, Mayor Fatma Şahin, Parliamentary Representatives and Municipal Directors.

Hisarcıklıoğlu and Minister Tüfenkci visited the neighborhood where the attack took place. Meeting with the families of the victims and extending their condolences, Hisarcıklıoğlu attended the Quran reading at the house of mourning, offering prayers for the martyred. The TOBB President also visited the site of the attack to pay his respects.

- “Words fails to express”

Speaking to journalists, Customs and Commerce Minister Bülent Tüfenkci stated that they are in Gaziantep with TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, TOBB Board of Directors and Parliamentary Representatives to extend their condolences to the people of Gaziantep.

Tüfenkci said, “It is impossible to not be horrified by what we’ve seen. Words fail to express the deaths of women and children, the barbarity and the savagery. Our country is under attack by several terror organizations. The goal of these organizations is to exhaust and distress our nation as seen with the recent attacks in Gaziantep, Elazığ, Van and Diyarbakır with inhumane attacks. Praise Allah, our people are resilient and will not be cowed.”