Izmir residents chose the name of the new ferry 'Martyr Fethi Sekin'

The name of one of the two car ferries that will start in İzmir this year will be Şehit Fethi Sekin.

Izmir Metropolitan Municipality decided to name one of the two car ferries that will be put into service this year, Fethi Sekin, who died on January 5, 2017, in a terrorist attack at the Izmir Courthouse. Fethi Sekin's name, which saved the lives of many people with the heroism she showed, was leading with a significant difference in the survey organized to determine the names of the ships.

Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor made a statement on the subject. Tunç Soyer“The sensitivity of our citizens to Fethi Sekin, the hero of İzmir and Turkey, was clearly reflected in the votes in the survey we started to name the two new ferries to come. We have decided to fulfill this request without further delay. The name of the first ferry will be Fethi Sekin,” he said.

Name given to Izmir Courthouse

He said that he believed that it would be very appropriate to give his name to the Izmir Palace of Justice, where Fethi Sekin sacrificed his life without blinking. Tunç SoyerHe made another suggestion by saying, “I think Fethi Sekin's name will continue to be immortalized in the Izmir Courthouse.”