The family moved to Konya from Kars[1] and had lived since twenty-four years in Meram, Konya.[2][3] The family was threatened before and attacked in front of their home in May 2021.[4] In the attack in May, several family members needed medical assistance, one man received a wound on the head which required twenty stitches, another member of the family was stabbed, and a woman's arm was broken.[5] According to an interview given by members of the family to Duvar, the attackers where close to the far-right Nationalist Movement Party(MHP) and threatened not to permit Kurds to live in the neighborhood.[5] Several people were apprehended following the attack, but the judge ruled for their release.[6][7]