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Two MMA fighters of Turkish origin who helped the wounded policeman became heroes after the tragedy in Vienna on the night of November 2.
Mikail Eosen and Recep Gultekin walk through Vienna at night, wanting to have their last coffee outside before the quarantine begins. Suddenly they hear shots. They run directly in the direction of the threat and see the attacker.
“He turned to me, our eyes met, at that moment I felt no fear or doubt. It was a reflection: I threw myself to the ground and then I ran away,” Recep Gultekin told Turkish news channel Ahaber.
Despite the immediate threat, the two young men led two old women to a safe distance. They also see the policeman fall to the ground, hit by a bullet. At this point, the shooting continues between the police and the attacker.
“We looked at each other and ran”
“Several police officers yelled at us to back off,” Mikail Eosen, 25, told Reuters. “Two others literally lay on the wounded to protect themselves from the fire.” But they were in shock. We also. The ambulance paramedics were on the other side, but they didn’t dare to intervene either. Then we both looked at each other and ran. We did what was necessary. I grabbed him by the legs, he grabbed him by the shoulders, the other policemen also helped and we took him to the ambulance.
Although Gultekin was slightly injured in the calf during the shooting, he even refused medical help. The two friends of Turkish origin were born and raised in Austria, where they are also passionate about MMA. They believe that on the dreaded night they have simply done their duty and wish the wounded policeman a speedy recovery.
“We will always help Austria”
After what happened, they went to a friend’s house, where they spent the next few hours anxious. Mikail, who also served in the Austrian army, posted a video on social media. In it, he states: “We Muslims with Turkish roots reject all forms of terrorism. We support Austria and we support Vienna. We respect Austria. Whatever happens, we are always ready to help.”
His comrade Recep is also adamant: “Terrorism has no place in Christianity, Islam or Judaism. It is terrorism.”
Mikail shares that if he had to do it again, he would do the same without hesitation. “I was not human. I do not think these are people. A human being would not do that,” he concluded his words about the terrorists.
The two young men define themselves as heroes not only on social media. The Austrian and Turkish authorities expressed special thanks. They were received at the Turkish embassy in Vienna and then received a personal call from the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
He kept taking the opportunity in front of a camera to call out to them: “Keep helping the Austrians. They may not understand us, but we understand.
