3 workers lost their lives and 5 workers were injured in the methane gas-induced explosion that occurred in the private coal mine in Dereiçi location of Gelik town of Kilimli district. Funeral ceremonies were held in their villages for miners Cengizhan Bükrübaş, Murat Kaya and Recep Çolakoğlu, who lost their lives in the explosion.
HIS FATHER RETIRED FROM THE SAME MINE
The body of Cengizhan Bükrübaş, who had been mining for about 3 years, was brought to his father's house in Muharremşah village of Çaycuma district. Here, forgiveness was received from his family and relatives. It was learned that Bükrübaş's father, İsmail Bükrübaş, retired from the mine where his son lost his life.
After receiving forgiveness through tears, the young miner's coffin was taken to the front of the Muharremşah Central Mosque.
Zonguldak Governor Osman Hacıbektaşoğlu, AK Party Zonguldak Deputy Ahmet Çolakoğlu, Zonguldak Deputy Deniz Yavuzyılmaz, Turkish Hard Coal Enterprise (TTK) General Manager Muharrem Kiraz, institution managers, miners and many citizens attended the funeral ceremony. After the funeral prayer performed by Provincial Mufti Bayram Danacı at 11:00, Bükrübaş's coffin was carried on shoulders and buried in his village.
14-YEAR-OLD OMER DID NOT LEAVE HIS FATHER'S COFFIN
Following the funeral of Cengizhan Bükrübaş, a funeral ceremony was held for Murat Kaya at the Kartaloğlu District Mosque in the Lower Sarmaşık village of Saltukova town. His family and relatives shed tears over the coffin of Kaya, who had been working in the mines for about 15 years, wrapped in the Turkish flag.
Kaya's 14-year-old son Ömer did not leave his father's coffin throughout the funeral. Ömer, who did not leave his father alone on his last journey, waited at the coffin and gave emotional moments to those who attended the funeral. Murat Kaya's father Celal Kaya and family relatives could not hold back their tears at the ceremony.
Governor Osman Hacıbektaşoğlu and accompanying protocol members attended Murat Kaya's funeral and expressed their condolences to his family. After the funeral prayer performed by Provincial Mufti Bayram Danacı, Kaya's coffin was carried to the cemetery on the shoulders of the citizens. Murat Kaya was sent off on his last journey among prayers and tears.
"MY THREE CHILDREN ARE STUDYING, HE SAID HE WILL WORK UNTIL NEW YEAR"
A funeral ceremony was held for Recep Çolakoğlu, who lost his life in the explosion in the private coal mine in the town of Gelik, in the Ali Büyük District of the Ottoman village in the center of Zonguldak. Çolakoğlu's coffin, wrapped in the Turkish flag, was brought to Ali Büyük Mosque. His wife Canan Çolakoğlu and his children Yağmur (17), Rüzgar Mert (12) and Elif (10) burst into tears at the coffin. The three brothers came to the coffin to bid farewell to their father for the last time and hugged the coffin in tears. Amidst the cries of the children, family relatives could not hold back their tears. His wife Canan Çolakoğlu and his relatives accepted their condolences at the funeral ceremony.
Speaking to journalists at the funeral ceremony, Recep Çolakoğlu's uncle, Sadullah Çolakoğlu, said that his nephew wanted to work in the mine again after retirement. His uncle, who said that they warned Çolakoğlu not to work, said, "He wanted to go to work in the mines again. We said 'Don't go', saying that he had a pension. He said that he had three children and that they were studying. He said that he would work until the New Year. That's the maturity date, there is nothing to do. We say thank you to our state."
HE WAS BURIED AMONG THE TEARS OF HIS THREE CHILDREN
Zonguldak Deputy Governor Mutlu Almalı, AK Party Zonguldak MPs Muammer Avcı and Saffet Bozkurt, New Party Zonguldak Deputy Eylem Ertuğ Ertuğrul, AK Party Provincial Chairman Mustafa Çağlayan, representatives of political parties and non-governmental organizations and many citizens attended the funeral ceremony.
After the funeral prayer performed at Ali Büyük Mosque, Çolakoğlu's coffin was carried on shoulders and taken to the family cemetery.
The miner, father of three children, was buried amidst the tears of his family and relatives.
