Funeral details for Yaşar Okuyan have been announced

Yaşar Okuyan, who suffered an internal hemorrhage last week and was taken under treatment at Başkent University Hospital, has passed away.

In a statement made by Başkent University Hospital, it was stated: "Mr. Yaşar Okuyan passed away early this morning. The health condition of Yaşar Okuyan, who had been under treatment at our hospital for a long time, worsened in the last week, and despite all our efforts, he passed away due to multiple organ failure on December 26, 2023, at 02:46. We extend our condolences to his family and all his loved ones."

FUNERAL DETAILS ANNOUNCED

A ceremony will be held for Yaşar Okuyan at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) on Wednesday, December 27, at 14:00.

Okuyan will be laid to rest in the family cemetery in Yalova following the funeral prayer to be held at the Yalova Central Mosque on Thursday, December 28, after the noon prayer.

On the other hand, the will of Okuyan, who served as the Minister of Labor and Social Security between 1999 and 2002, has emerged.

'EVEN AFTER I DIE...'

In a statement he made in 2018, Okuyan had requested in his will that his funeral ceremony be conducted according to both his own faith and the Alevi faith:

"Let my funeral prayer be held at the Kocatepe Mosque. From there, take me to the Hacıbektaş district. Let a religious ceremony be held at the cemevi in Hacıbektaş according to the Alevi faith.

Then, bury my body in the grave plot I purchased from the cemetery in Hacıbektaş 7 years ago. Know that even after I die, Yaşar Okuyan wanted the unity and solidarity of Turkey. Do not fall for Alevi and Sunni hostility."