Furkan Doğan Explained

Birth Date:1991 10, df=y
Birth Place:Troy, New York
Death Place:near Ashdod, Israel (killed in the Gaza flotilla raid)
Nationality:Turkish
American (by birthright)
Known For:İHH activity
Occupation:Activist
Parents:Ahmet Doğan
Website:www.sehitfurkandogan.com/EN_index.html

Furkan Doğan (20 October 1991[1] – 31 May 2010) was a Turkish American who was residing in Turkey permanently.[2] He was the youngest person killed by the IDF on the MV Mavi Marmara, in the Gaza flotilla raid and became a political symbol after his death.[3] [4]

Early life

Furkan Doğan was born to ethnic Turkish parents in Troy, New York[5] [6] in the United States and moved to Turkey at the age of two.[7]

He was a high school student at Kayseri Özel Hisarcıklıoğlu Fen Lisesi in Kayseri, Turkey.[8] [9] [10] He wanted to study medicine.[11] He had planned to visit New York in the summer of 2010.[12]

His father, Ahmet Doğan, who graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with an MBA in accounting, is an assistant professor of accounting at Erciyes University.[13]

Gaza flotilla and Doğan's death

Dogan was not intensely interested in politics, and his participation in the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, was volunteered by himself.[11] He was killed in the Gaza flotilla raid.[14] In his final diary entry written on the ship, he wrote about the beauty of martyrdom:

"It is the last hours to martyrdom, insha'Allah. I am wondering if there is a more beautiful thing. The more beautiful thing is only my mother, but I'm not sure. The comparison is very difficult. Martyrdom or my mother? Now, the hall has been evacuated. So far people were not serious, but they have become serious recently."[15] [16] [17]

An autopsy revealed he had suffered five gunshot wounds, to the nose, back, back of the head, left leg, and left ankle,[18] at a distance of 45 centimeters. A UNHCR concluded he was also shot at after he fell wounded on the floor. He was shot when he was filming the events in the ship.[19] This video was also posted at the on-line news collective This Can't Be Happening: http://www.thiscantbehappening.net/node/95

The US alleges the autopsy report was never handed over to US authorities despite repeated requests to that effect.[20]

Reactions to his death

On 3 June 2010, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton confirmed his death and said U.S. officials had met with Doğan's father to express their condolences.[21] Clinton said,

"Protecting the welfare of American citizens is a fundamental responsibility of our government and one that we take very seriously. We are in constant contact with the Israeli Government, attempting to obtain more information about our citizens."[22] [23]

U.S. authorities in Turkey have offered U.S. consular services.[24] [25] His funeral service was held at the Fatih Mosque in Istanbul on 3 June 2010[26]

The American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) condemned the attack.[27] The Christian Science Monitor reported that his US citizenship may make it difficult to avoid a diplomatic confrontation between the US and Israel.[28]

The Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, criticized the USA Government for being silent after Doğan's death. He asked: "Why is his death not followed by the USA, is it because of his Turkish origin?"[29]

Center for Constitutional Rights lawsuit

In May 2011, the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the U.S. government to release documents related to its knowledge and role in the attack, which it has thus far blocked.[30]

Notes and References

  1. Rotamız Filistin Yükümüz İnsani Yardım Özet Raporu. 2010. İHH. 2010-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20100821085641/http://www.ihh.org.tr/uploads/2010/insaniyardim-filosu-ozet-raporu_tr.pdf. 21 August 2010. dead.
  2. http://www.milliyet.com.tr/furkan-dogan-in-babasi-oglum-amerikan-vatandasi-olduguna-guvenip-yola-cikti-/turkiye/sondakika/06.06.2010/1247396/default.htm "Furkan Doğan'ın Babasi Oğlum Amerikan Vatandaşı Olduğuna Güvenip Yola Çıktı"
  3. Web site: Champion. Marc. Turkey Buries U.S. Teen Killed on Flotilla - WSJ.com. Online.wsj.com. 9 July 2010. 2010-09-02.
  4. Web site: Başpiskopos Furkan Doğan mezarını ziyaret etti 28 Aralık 2010 28 Aralık 2010 Salı 23:45 . 2010-12-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110711081618/http://www.gazete5.com/haber/baspiskopos-furkan-dogan-mezarini-ziyaret-etti-28-aralik-201-71218.htm . 11 July 2011.
  5. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704080104575286912377868890 "Turkey Buries Flotilla's U.S. Teen"
  6. http://www.timesunion.com/ASPStories/Story.asp?StoryID=937468&Category=NATIONAL&LinkFrom=RSS&TextPage=1 "Troy native among activists slain in Israeli military raid"
  7. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/06/03/2010-06-03_american_citizen_among_dead_in_botched_israeli_raid_of_gazabound_flotilla.html American citizen, Furkan Dogan, 19, among dead in botched Israeli raid of Gaza-bound flotilla
  8. Web site: American Furkan Dogan Killed on Gaza Aid Flotilla - ABC News. Abcnews.go.com. 3 June 2010. 2 September 2010.
  9. http://www.zaman.com.tr/haber.do?haberno=996992&title=furkan-doganin-karnesi-ailesine-iletilmek-uzere-okul-mudurune-verildi "Furkan Doğan'ın karnesi ailesine iletilmek üzere okul müdürüne verildi"
  10. http://www.haber7.com/haber/20100618/Furkan-Doganin-ornek-karnesi.php "Furkan Doğan'ın örnek karnesi"
  11. Web site: Israel Isolates Itself. Roger Cohen. 5 September 2011. 2011-09-06. The New York Times.
  12. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704764404575287092402812522 "Mourning Furkan Dogan"
  13. Web site: Yrd. Doç. Dr. Ahmet DOĞAN. Iibf.erciyes.edu.tr. 2 September 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20120712153438/http://iibf.erciyes.edu.tr/akademi/mh/adogan.aspx. 12 July 2012. dead.
  14. http://www.gazete5.com/haber/furkan-dogan-in-israil-askerlerince-olduruldugu-video-16-haziran-201-22891.htm "Furkan Doğan'ın ölüm anı!"
  15. http://www.sehitfurkandogan.com/gunluk.html "Şehit Furkan DOĞAN'ın günlüğündeki son sayfa..."
  16. Web site: 7 flotilla victims wanted to be martyrs, report says. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100716213924/http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=181358. 2010-07-16.
  17. Web site: • The Last Entry Furkan Doğan Made in His Diary on the Mavi Marmara • www.furkan-dogan.com • . 2011-03-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110711054959/http://www.furkan-dogan.com/articles/20100726_Furkans_Last_Diary_Entry.asp . 11 July 2011.
  18. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jun/04/gaza-flotilla-attack-autopsy-results "Gaza flotilla attack: Autopsies reveal intensity of Israeli military force"
  19. Report of the international fact-finding mission to investigate violations of international law, including international humanitarian and human rights law, resulting from the Israeli attacks on the flotilla of ships carrying humanitarian assistance*. 2010. Human Rights Council . 2010-09-24.
  20. Web site: US complains requests for Furkan's autopsy fell on deaf ears . 7 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121018122231/http://www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action;jsessionid=E5C60D42937ADF18B9727A5C96C6EFF5?newsId=215975 . 18 October 2012 . dead .
  21. https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/04/world/europe/04turkey.html "Thousands in Turkey Mourn Victims of Israeli Raid"
  22. http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/06/secretary-clinton-on-death-of-american-on-flotilla-protecting-the-welfare-of-american-citizens-is-a-.html "Secretary Clinton on Death of American on Flotilla: 'Protecting the Welfare of American Citizens is a Fundamental Responsibility of Our Government'"
  23. News: American Citizen Was Shot Dead During Israeli Raid on Flotilla, U.S. Says. Bloomberg L.P.. Nicole Gaouette. 3 June 2010.
  24. Web site: Rising. David. Turkey honors 8 slain activists, including U.S. teen. The Washington Times. 3 June 2010. 2 September 2010.
  25. Web site: Flotilla dead mourned in Turkey. 3 June 2010 . Jpost.com. 2 September 2010.
  26. http://sec.wbir.com/photo/043dexm4Xn5nb?q=Istanbul Funeral service for Furkan Doğan
  27. http://www.salem-news.com/articles/june042010/amp-flotilla.php "American Citizen Among those Killed in Israeli Attack on Mavi Marmara"
  28. http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2010/0603/Israeli-raid-on-Gaza-Freedom-Flotilla-killed-US-citizen-Furkan-Dogan "Israeli raid on Gaza Freedom Flotilla killed US citizen Furkan Dogan"
  29. http://www.cnnturk.com/2010/dunya/07/12/erdogandan.abdye.furkan.sitemi/583022.0/index.html "Erdoğan'dan ABD'ye 'Furkan' sitemi"
  30. http://newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.com/New_York/News/2011/05_-_May/Rights_group_brings_FOIA_suit_on_2010_Israeli_raid/ "Rights group brings FOIA suit on 2010 Israeli raid"

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