Young amputee dreams of watching Fenerbahçe’s game

A 16-year-old shepherd who lost both of his arms while trying to save a pigeon still dreams of watching his beloved Fenerbahçe play at their home ground once he recovers.

Ramazan Taşdemir, from Diyadin in the eastern province of Agri, was electrocuted as he freed a pigeon trapped in electricity cables, losing his arms.

The teenager has since been receiving treatment at the Training and Research Hospital in Erzurum.

A big supporter of Istanbul's Fenerbahçe football club, Taşdemir is always with his yellow-and-blue shirt, even in hospital.

"One of my biggest dreams, when I get well, is to see Fenerbahçe at Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium," he said, referring to the club's ground. "I love my team very much."

Although Taşdemir said he will never forget the accident, he has "never regretted saving the pigeon" despite losing his arms.

The Ministry of Family and Social Policy is to pay for prosthetic arms for the teen. "I broke my wings, they want to fix them," he said. "They will slowly build my arms."

His mother Fatma Taşdemir burst into tears as she listened to her son and thanked President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Binali Yildirim for their support.

"I want nothing but I want my son to have arms," she told Anadolu Agency.