Üsküdar Deputy Mayor Dündar Ziya Gültekin was sent off on his final journey
A funeral ceremony was held at Büyük Çamlıca Mosque for Dündar Ziya Gültekin, who lost his life in a traffic accident.
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- Deputy Mayor of Üsküdar, Dündar Ziya Gültekin, died in a traffic accident in Düzce on his way to Ankara for the Turkish Union of Municipalities elections.
- President Erdoğan also attended the funeral ceremony held for Gültekin at the Büyük Çamlıca Mosque.
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Dündar Ziya Gültekin had a traffic accident in Düzce on his way to Ankara for the Deputy Chairman election of the Union of Municipalities of Türkiye.
Deputy Mayor of Üsküdar, Dündar Ziya Gültekin, died in a traffic accident in Düzce yesterday, while he was on his way to Ankara for the Deputy Chairman election of the Union of Municipalities of Türkiye (TBB).
A funeral ceremony was held for Gültekin at Büyük Çamlıca Mosque. Gültekin's relatives, politicians, Ministers and Deputy Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Nuri Aslan attended the funeral, attended by AKP President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Erdoğan said the following in his speech:
"Our President of Religious Affairs has already made the necessary purifications regarding our brother Dündar Ziya, the Mayor of Üsküdar, whom we will send off to eternity in the musalla. May God bring us together in the eternal world under the perfect banner of his beloved habibi under the name of Liva-ül Hamd. May God help us.
In a very short time, our brother Ziya assumed an important position in Üsküdar. While he was on his way to perform a duty in Ankara, unfortunately, we sent him off to the eternal world in a traffic accident.
First of all, I wish patience to all my brothers. May God help us. May he rest in peace. I hope his position will be high. You've already done your hella things. Since I met him as the president of this country, I forgive him our rights. Their babies are also with us. May God grant them patience and patience.
"NO STOP"
We will all be united, we will be big, we will be alive, but we will know that this is the end of all of us. There is no stopping, we will go on the road. This path is destined for all of us. I wish patience to his entire family and all our brothers and sisters, and this journey is destined for all of us. Let us all be ready at all times for this fateful journey. I hope my Lord will help us. May he rest in heaven. May He gather us together under the banner of His beloved Habib. Lillahi Teala'l Fatiha."
After the funeral prayer, Gültekin's body was taken to Nakkaştepe Cemetery for burial.
