Cevdet Yılmaz and Minister Fidan travel to Iran

Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz and Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan have traveled to Tehran for the funeral ceremony of Iranian President Ayatollah Ebrahim Raisi.

Yılmaz and Fidan departed by plane at 11:40 AM.

Condolences for those who lost their lives in the crash will be accepted at the ceremony to be held at the Iran International Conference Center in Velenjak, Tehran, by First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber, who has been temporarily entrusted with presidential duties. 

Nine people, including Raisi and Amir-Abdollahian, lost their lives in the helicopter crash that occurred in Iran on May 19.