BREAKING NEWS... Türkiye bids farewell to its martyrs! Military ceremony for the heroes who were martyred in the helicopter crash in Malatya
A judicial investigation has been launched while accident prevention teams continue their work.
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The funeral programs of the fallen Land Pilot Major Erdem Çimen, Aircraft Helicopter Technician Petty Officer Senior Sergeant Serkan Önder, Ground Pilot Major Orhun Pınar and Aircraft Helicopter Technician Petty Officer Senior Sergeant Hüseyin Zehir have been clarified.
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Why It Matters
While the accident investigation teams continue their work, the judicial investigation into the incident is being carried out by a deputy chief prosecutor and 2 prosecutors.
INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN STARTED
Petty Officer Hüseyin Zehir's teacher wife learned the news of his martyrdom in Tekirdağ, where she went to visit her family. While the accident investigation teams continue their work, a deputy chief prosecutor and 2 prosecutors are conducting the judicial investigation.
OUR HEROES' FUNERAL PROGRAM HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED
One of the martyrs, Black Pilot Major Erdem Çimen (41), was married and had two children. After the news of Çimen's martyrdom reached, Turkish flags were hung in his house and on the street in Gaziemir district of Izmir. It was learned that the martyr's father, Turan Çimen, was a retired colonel and lived in Narlıdere district of Izmir. Martyr Çimen will be buried at Kadifekale Air Martyrs' Cemetery after the funeral prayer that will be performed following the afternoon prayer.
Aircraft Helicopter Technician Petty Officer Senior Sergeant Serkan Önder is survived by his 9-month-old daughter Gökçe. While his wife, Öznur Önder, burst into tears, a Turkish flag was hung at the martyr's father's home in Kayseri's Kocasinan district. Heroic martyr Önder will be buried at Seyid Burhaneddin Mosque in Kayseri Melikgazi after the afternoon prayer.
Black Pilot Major Orhun Pınar (37) was also married and had a child. When the news of his martyrdom reached him, Turkish flags were hung in his house and on the street in Ankara's Sincan district. A condolence tent was set up near his house. A funeral prayer will be performed for Martyr Major Pınar at the Ahmet Hamdi Akseki Mosque following the noon prayer.
Aircraft Helicopter Technician Petty Officer Senior Sergeant Hüseyin Zehir was also the father of a householder and a 3-year-old son. His wife, Cansu Zehir, who works as a teacher in Malatya, was in Tekirdağ's Kapaklı district to visit her family. He received the sad news during this visit. The Turkish flag was hung in the family's house. Martyr Hüseyin Zehir will be buried in the Payas Martyrdom in his hometown, Hatay, after the funeral prayer that will be performed following the afternoon prayer.
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The bodies of the martyrs will be buried with a ceremony in the specified mosques.
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Open Questions
- What is the cause of the accident?
- When will the accident investigation be completed?
