Kurtuldu was on his way to the Home Office to donate some of his time to a volunteering event. Taking the tube from Liverpool Street station, his intention was to travel to Aldgate station; "I was standing in the train when it happened. At around 8:51a.m. there was a sudden shaking and the train stopped. It was as if we had hit a piece of rock. It was so similar to the earthquake in Adapazarı. No-one panicked because none of us thought it could have been terrorist attack. Some time later, smoke starting filling into the cabin - we were locked in. We were saved 45 minutes later by a rescue team. The injured were taken out through the backdoor, they were around 10."
"Most of us started crying once we were out, relieved. A police officer came up to me and asked my name. When I told him my name was Mustafa, they searched my bags. I was so shocked - there I was barely alive and that was the kind of treatment they saw fit for me because of my name. Later on we were taken to the Whitechapel Hospital, which
was literally packed. There were more then two hundred injured people. Doctors were helplessly running around, trying to take control of things. Luckily, there was nothing serious about my condition and I was sent back home, only to be followed by TV crews."
Talking to BBC, Kurtuldu held Tony Blair responsible for the attacks, and called for his resignation. Another Turkish-origin Londoner, Zeynep Başçı, was travelling on the Piccadilly line when disaster struck. "I thought we were all going to die there," says Başçı, 21, who works for Barclays Bank.
"There was blood and pieces of smashed glass everywhere. It was pitch dark and people were screaming. There was also smoke. I thought we were going to be burned alive."
Another Turkish citizen, Okan Burak, is also reported to have received injuries. Burak, 26, was in town to pursue English education. His treatment is now being handled by the Royal London Hospital.
