22.00, Ankara.
From the top of Çankaya Hill the night is bright. Lit up with the millions of bulbs that give this city some kind of appeal it lacks from 6.00 to 21.00, the air in Çankaya is fresh and the view of the city amazing.
Just a few miles away from here, down Cinnah Caddesi, through Atatürk Bulvari and Kizilay, all the way to Ulus, the air becomes dry, dense, dirty... and the view turns into a tragic display of broken glass and torn iron.
People are still trying to get a grip on what went wrong today in Ulus.
Just turn on your TV and this is what you'll see: 5 people dead, 4 turks and 1 pakistani. 60 injured, 3 of whom in very serious condition, spread through several hospitals around the capital.
Nobody is in custody yet, but all the big wigs have already been there, all the theories have been exposed, and all the possible explanations considered. Yet nothing is sure and nobody is comfortable talking about what went wrong today in Ulus.
And that is something that has kept us wondering for a long time. It has been a tragic time for Turkey, it has been a horrible situation for all of us who live in this country, and hundreds of people have literally gone through hell this evening.
And still, it is hard to find someone really willing to talk about it. About what went wrong today in Ulus...
What went wrong?! What is going on?!
From the top of Çankaya Hill the night is bright. Lit up with the millions of bulbs that give this city some kind of appeal it lacks from 6.00 to 21.00, the air in Çankaya is fresh and the view of the city amazing.
Just a few miles away from here, down Cinnah Caddesi, through Atatürk Bulvari and Kizilay, all the way to Ulus, the air becomes dry, dense, dirty... and the view turns into a tragic display of broken glass and torn iron.
People are still trying to get a grip on what went wrong today in Ulus.
Just turn on your TV and this is what you'll see: 5 people dead, 4 turks and 1 pakistani. 60 injured, 3 of whom in very serious condition, spread through several hospitals around the capital.
Nobody is in custody yet, but all the big wigs have already been there, all the theories have been exposed, and all the possible explanations considered. Yet nothing is sure and nobody is comfortable talking about what went wrong today in Ulus.
And that is something that has kept us wondering for a long time. It has been a tragic time for Turkey, it has been a horrible situation for all of us who live in this country, and hundreds of people have literally gone through hell this evening.
And still, it is hard to find someone really willing to talk about it. About what went wrong today in Ulus...
What went wrong?! What is going on?!
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