Killing of Türkan Feyzullah

In December 24 1984, protests started in Mlechino against Bulgarisation policy of Bulgarian government and human right violations of Turks from Bulgaria. Türkan's mother attended the protests.[4] The protests continued until December 26 when they were violently suppressed by the Bulgarian army.[5] Bulgarian soldiers started shooting at protesters, bullets wounded tens of people and killed 3.[5] The deaths included Türkan Feyzullah, who was 18 months old then.[6] Türkan died instantly in her mother's arms when the bullet hit upon her. Her killer was never arrested.[3]

Türkan became symbol of Turkish resistance against Bulgarisation after her death. She is remembered at her grave every year with prayers at 26 December.[2] Several monuments of Türkan exists in both Turkey and Bulgaria.[7][8]

A monument was put up in Bursa in Türkan's memory.[9] Her brother Turhan Öztürk said in an interview about the persecution of the Turkish minority in Bulgaria: "They wanted to destroy our Turkish identity. The villagers didn't stay silent and marched in protest. Soldiers shot at defenseless people. My 18-month-old sibling was shot in my mother's arms. This left deep scars on my mom. All of this showed you canoot make a people forget their roots. People must know what this monument stands for, the new generations must remember."[10]

Turks from Bulgaria marching with Atatürk and Turkish flag posters against Revival Process

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