Mevlüde Genç

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The Hülyaplatz in Frankfurt-Bockenheim in memory of a daughter of Mevlüde Genç. Based on the Hammering Man , the statue depicts a person who smashes a swastika.

Mevlüde Genç (* 1943 in Turkey ) is a German citizen of Turkish origin who lost two daughters, two granddaughters and a niece in the 1993 murder in Solingen .

Her place of origin Mercimek in the Turkish province of Amasya , after which a square in Solingen is named, Genç left at the age of 27. "I live in Germany, so I want to be German," said Genç, explaining her step to take on German citizenship after the right-wing extremist act . In 1996 she was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon for her efforts to achieve reconciliation after the attack .

In addition, she was awarded the Friendship Prize at the German-Turkish Culture Weeks of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in 2003. Genç got her hometown Solingen

“... remained loyal despite everything and has fought against racism ever since. She founded u. a. a kindergarten and above all supports the awareness that should be trained right from the start in young children - namely that racism must not have a chance in Germany. For this commitment and the courage to continue despite everything, to get up and do something, the DTF awards this year's prize in the 'Solidarity' category to Mevlüde Genç. "

said the jury's statement.

A radio interview by WDR with Genç, Kraft zur Versöhnung: A visit to Mevlüde Genc , by Sefa İnci Suvak received the 1995 Civis Media Prize .

In February 2012, Mevlüde Genç was elected to the 15th Federal Assembly by the North Rhine-Westphalian state parliament at the suggestion of the CDU parliamentary group, in which she took part on March 18, 2012.

In 2015 she was awarded the Order of Merit of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia .

Mevlüde Genç Medal

The state government of North Rhine-Westphalia has donated on December 18, 2018 special contributions to tolerance, reconciliation between cultures and to the peaceful coexistence of religions "Mevlüde-Genç Medal". The award is given to individuals or groups. The medal is usually awarded annually by the Prime Minister and is endowed with 10,000 euros. The prize and thus the prize money can be shared. In addition to the medal in a box and the prize money, the award winners receive a certificate.

Others

Genç's media presence led to envy and resentment in parts of Solingen society. In this context, among other things, rumors were spread that the arson attack in Solingen had made the family, whose place of residence must be kept secret today, rich, to the point of suspicion that the survivors might have started the fire themselves.

With regard to the investigation into the NSU's right-wing extremist series of murders of migrants , Genç expressed her confidence in the German state.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Armin Laschet : Laschet: "Mevlüde Genç is the most impressive woman I have ever met" , Westdeutsche Zeitung, May 25, 2018
  2. ↑ Mevlüde Genç urges reconciliation 25 years after the Solingen attack ( memento from June 28, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) , Bayerischer Rundfunk, May 16, 2018
  3. ↑ Erwin Koch : Three years after Solingen: “I am dead and still alive.” Conversation with Mevlüde Genç. In: Die Zeit , No. 23/1996
  4. ↑ German-Turkish Culture Weeks - Awarding of the Friendship Prizes 2003 . ( Memento from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) bayernforum.de, press release 14/2003, May 12, 2003
  5. ↑ Landtag appoints representatives to elect the President. In: Westfälischer Anzeiger . February 28, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2012 .
  6. ^ Gordon Repinski: Election of the Federal President - Mrs. Genc and Mr. Gauck. In: the daily newspaper . March 18, 2012, accessed March 19, 2012 .
  7. ↑ NRW honors Mevlüde Genç: extraordinary attitude and human size. In: MiGAZIN , April 17, 2015.
  8. ↑ Law NRW , accessed on January 18, 2019.
  9. ↑ Pascal Beucker : Solingen is my home. In: the daily newspaper . May 29, 2003. Retrieved March 19, 2012 .
  10. ↑ Ingo Blankenburg: Ten days . Novel. 2004, p. 26, tiscali.de ( Memento from August 25, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  11. ↑ Stefan Willeke : Murder from the Middle . In: Die Zeit , No. 22/2008
  12. ↑ Ayten Hedia: "I trust our state" , Süddeutsche.de, May 3, 2013.
personal data
SURNAME Genç, Mevlüde
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Turkish-German victims of the Solingen arson attack
DATE OF BIRTH 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Turkey