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Thanks to a recent post from Alia Yunis (www.aliayunis.com), we now know more about the nine “Islamist extremists” who were murdered by Israeli commandos when they stormed the MV Mavi Marmara in international waters on May 31, 2010.
Ever wonder where the next generation of terrorists will come from? Look into the faces of the wives and children and siblings and then ask yourselves how many millions more must hate us for all that we do and allow to be done…
These photos, and some of the additional information, are from http://willienelsonpri.com/peace/6869/9-peace-activists-shot-to-death.html
Ibrahim Bilgen, 61, an electrical engineer from Siirt. Was a member of the Chamber of Electrical Engineers of Turkey. Married with 6 children. According to an autopsy Bilgen died from four gunshot wounds to temple, chest, hip and back. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0brahim_Bilgen
Ali Haydar Bengi, 39, from Diyarbakir. Graduate of Al-Azhar University, Cairo (Department of Arabic literature). Married with 4 children, Ali Haydar Bengi ran a telephone repair shop in Diyarbakir.
Cevdet Kiliçlar, 38, from Kayseri. Originally a journalist, worked for the past year as webmaster for the Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH). Married with two children. See his world through his Flikr photostream here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/48893402@N02/
Çetin Topçuoglu, 54, from Adana. Former amateur soccer player and taekwondo champion who coached Turkey’s national taekwondo team. Married with one son. See his Facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/people/Cetin-Topcuoglu/100000817926128
Necdet Yildirim, 32, an IHH aid worker from Malatya. Married with a three-year-old daughter.
Fahri Yaldiz, 43, a firefighter who worked for the Municipality of Adiyaman. Married with four children.
Cengiz Songür, 47, from Izmir. Married with six daughters and one son.
Cengiz Akyüz, 41, from Iskenderun. Married with children aged 14, 12 and nine.
Fulkan Dogan, 19, was shot five times from less than 45 cm (18 inches), in the face, in the back of the head, twice in the leg and once in the back. He was a high school student studying social sciences in the town of Kayseri in central Turkey and planned to become a doctor. Enjoyed chess. Born in Troy, New York and held dual citizenship (Turkish and American). Son of Dr. Ahmet Dogan, an associate professor at Erciyes University. He had two siblings.