Tel Aviv Tribune Net correspondents
5/5/2024–|Last updated: 5/5/202410:45 PM (Mecca time)
Istanbul- Today, Turkish citizens and foreign residents performed absentee prayers in various areas of Istanbul for the young Turkish man, Hasan Saklanan (34 years old), known as the “Turkish martyr of Jerusalem,” who was martyred – last Tuesday – by bullets from the Israeli occupation forces, after he stabbed an Israeli soldier and wounded him when he… “Bab al-Sahira” in occupied Jerusalem.
The prayer was attended by a group of heads of charities and civil society organizations, and they denounced the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip, in light of the occupation preventing the entry of humanitarian aid into the Strip, and the international silence regarding the crimes committed against the Palestinians there.
The absentee prayer for Sklanan was held last Friday in his hometown of Şanlıurfa, followed by many Turkish cities such as the capital, Ankara, and Bursa. Many charitable institutions and political parties, led by the Huda Bar Party, allied with the ruling Justice and Development Party, offered condolences to the family. Sklanan and the Turkish people expressed his martyrdom, while no official comment has been issued on the incident until this moment.
Turkish martyr of Jerusalem
Hasan Saklanan was born on January 1, 1990 in the city of Şanlıurfa, southeastern Turkey, and spent his childhood there. After studying primary and middle school, he joined the schools of religious imams and preachers, after which he began his work as an imam of a mosque in his city and in the capital, Ankara. He married Fatma Saklanan. He had 4 children with her.
Sklanan arrived in Jerusalem on a religious tourism trip with a delegation of Turkish tourists on Saturday, April 27, but his family did not know of his intention to travel to the occupied city, as he told them that he would go to the city of Diyarbakir with his friends for a few days.
According to Turkish media, Sklanan tried to enter Al-Aqsa Mosque on Tuesday, April 30, but on his way he received harsh treatment from the Israeli occupation forces present at Bab al-Sahira, which aroused his anger and forced him to stab one of the soldiers, then another Israeli soldier intervened and killed him instantly. .
The Sklanan family is calling on the Turkish authorities to work to retrieve their son’s body from Palestine to be buried in the family cemetery, as the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs is continuing its efforts to transport the body as soon as possible, according to what the family says.
“My land is Palestine”
His mother, Farha Saklanan, says that he smiled at her when she said goodbye and said, “Mother, the Mufti is calling us, we will go to Diyarbakir.” Then he hugged her from behind and whispered in her ear, “Mother, say out loud that you forgive me, and pray for me so that these ears can hear,” and she replied to him. May you be well, go in peace with your friends and come back in peace.”
Fatima Saklanan recounts her husband’s condition. He was always heavy with tears, unable to eat or drink. He insisted on going, saying, “My land is Palestine, and I want to die there.” His wife begged him, embraced his hands and feet, and asked him not to go, but he was firm. In his decision.
Hassan’s brother, Ramadan Saklanan, expressed his brother’s difficulty accepting food or drink since the start of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, saying, “Since the war began, he no longer accepted food or drink,” indicating that his brother was affected by scenes of pain, as he always cried when he saw children. The injured and martyrs, according to Ramadan.
Muhammad Ali Barlaq, the mayor of the neighborhood where Hassan lived, said, “He once told me how much he wished the road to Gaza was open, and stressed the necessity of finding a way to get there.”
Martyr of the nation. ‼️🚨 Turkish martyr Hassan Scalanan, who carried out the stabbing attack in Jerusalem, is a Turkish citizen who entered Jerusalem as a 34-year-old tourist.
Mujahid Hassan Sklanin is a Turkish Muslim citizen, born in 1990. He was born in the Ayyubid city of Şanlıurfa, southern Turkey. He is the father of four children and an imam of a mosque. pic.twitter.com/VDPZNYDVYq– Kabyle DZ 🌙🇩🇿🔻 (@frero213) April 30, 2024
He dreams of visiting Al-Aqsa
Ahmed Saklanan, the martyr’s cousin, said in his interview with Tel Aviv Tribune Net that Hassan was a religious and quiet man who spoke little and did not mingle with people, except on issues related to Muslims, where he felt extremely disturbed by the racist campaigns against which Syrian refugees were exposed, considering them his brothers. It is not permissible to restrict them.
Ahmed confirmed that Hassan was keenly following the news of Palestine, and was angry at the sight of martyred children and women, and dreamed of visiting Al-Aqsa Mosque and praying there.
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Behind the picture of Hassan Saklanan, the Turkish citizen who carried out the Jerusalem operation, demonstrating to demand an end to the war on Gaza pic.twitter.com/dUy6fOSUuS– Abdulaziz Mujahid|Abdulaziz mucahit (@elmogahed02) May 5, 2024
As for his childhood friend, Obaid Junish, he explained in his interview with Tel Aviv Tribune Net that the religious upbringing in which Hassan grew up was “an influential factor in shaping his personality, and contributed to the honorable ending with which he concluded his life.”
Junisz pointed out that the martyr’s mastery of the Arabic language gave him a deeper understanding of the events in Palestine, and made him go beyond the image presented by the public media, as he considered resistance in Palestine a legitimate right, and that Muslims must support it financially and materially.
He explained that his friend used to spend his time serving in the mosque, meeting his close friends, or at his home with his children. He described him as being loyal to his parents, loved by everyone, and fearing nothing but the injustice of others.
