Bitter farewell to the martyred police officer! His wife and mother hugged the coffin and burst into tears

The accident occurred yesterday evening on the Hakkari-Van highway Güzeldere Tunnel route. 3 vehicles were involved in an accident on the road that was slippery due to rain. 12 people were injured in the accident. Upon notice, health, AFAD and fire brigade teams were dispatched to the scene of the accident. After the first aid, the injured were taken to hospitals in Van and Başkale districts.

Among the injured, Tayfun Akalın, a police officer registered in the Şenkaya district of Erzurum and working in the Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Branch of the Van Police Department, was martyred in the hospital. It was stated that Akalan, who is married and father of two children, returned from duty in Başkale district.

A ceremony was held in front of the Van Police Department for Martyr Police Officer Tayfun Akalan. To the ceremony; Van Governor Ozan Balcı, 3rd Corps Commander Lieutenant General Rasim Yaldız, Van Gendarmerie Public Order Corps Commander Lieutenant General Yusuf Kenan Topcu, Provincial Gendarmerie Commander Brigadier General Mücahit Avkıran, Provincial Police Chief Aytekin Canıtez, the martyr's comrades-in-arms, his father Suat, his mother Zübeyde and his wife Sibel Akalan attended.

After the moment of silence, the martyr's biography was read. After the recitation of the Quran and the reading of prayers, the body of the martyr was carried on shoulders and taken to the hearse. The martyr's mother and wife, who attended the funeral and hugged the coffin, could not hold back their tears. While police officers were consoling the mother of the martyr who could barely stand, Sibel Akalan bid farewell to her husband with her little child in her arms.

After the ceremony, Akalan's body was sent to the Van Gendarmerie Fleet Command to be sent off to Ankara's Altındağ district, where his family lived.