Last farewell to heroes! The soldiers martyred in Malatya were sent off to their hometowns

In the incident that took place on the evening of November 12 in the Samanköy area of ​​Yesilyurt district, the S-70 type military helicopter crashed for an unknown reason. As a result of the accident, Ground Pilot Major Erdem Çimen, Ground Pilot Major Orhun Pınar, Flight Helicopter Technician Petty Officer Senior Sergeant Hüseyin Zehir and Flight Helicopter Technician Petty Officer Senior Sergeant Serkan Önder were martyred. The bodies of the martyrs were brought to Ankara with a ceremony held in Malatya. A ceremony was held at Mürted Airport Command for 3 martyrs

A ceremony was held at Mürted Airfield Command for the martyred soldiers Major Çimen, Petty Officer Senior Sergeant Önder and Petty Officer Senior Sergeant Zehir. The ceremony started with a moment of silence and reading the CVs of the martyrs, then a prayer was said and the bodies were carried to the planes.

Chief of General Staff General Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu, senior military officials and the families and relatives of the martyrs were present at the ceremony.

THE MARTYRS WERE SENT OFF TO THEIR HOMELANDS BY MILITARY PLANE

After the ceremony, the bodies of the martyrs were sent to their hometowns by military plane. Funeral ceremonies will be held for Erdem Çimen at Kadifekale Air Martyrdom in İzmir's Konak district, for Hüseyin Zehir at Payas Martyrdom in Hatay's Payas district, and for Serkan Önder at Seyid Burhaneddin Mosque in Kayseri's Melikgazi district, following the afternoon prayer.

A ceremony will be held at Akseki Mosque for Martyr Major Orhun Pınar.