Funeral prayer for Semih Çelik, who murdered two women, was not held: Cancelled due to 'security concerns'
Semih Çelik's funeral was not held due to security concerns. Çelik had committed suicide after murdering two women.
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The funeral for 19-year-old Semih Çelik, who murdered two women, was cancelled due to potential security concerns. The funerals for the two women murdered by Çelik were held earlier today (October 5).
The funeral prayers for Ayşenur Halil and İkbal Uzuner, whom the killer murdered in Eyüpsultan and Fatih, were held at separate mosques.
19-year-old Çelik had committed suicide by jumping from the city walls in Edirnekapı.
The funeral prayer for Uzuner, one of the two murdered women, was held at Fatih Mosque at noon.
The ceremony was attended by Uzuner's relatives and friends, as well as Istanbul Governor Davut Gül and Fatih Mayor Mehmet Ergün Turan.
Funeral prayer for İkbal Uzuner
PEOPLE FAINTED DURING THE FUNERAL PRAYER
Before the prayer, Uzuner's relatives fell ill in the mosque courtyard.
İkbal Uzuner was laid to rest at the Edirnekapı Martyrdom Cemetery following the funeral prayer.
Ayşenur Halil was laid to rest in the family plot at Karlıtepe Cemetery following the funeral ceremony held at Gaziosmanpaşa Pazariçi Saadet Mosque.
Semih Çelik
Police teams took high security measures for both funeral ceremonies.
However, the funeral prayer for Semih Çelik, who committed suicide by jumping from the walls, was not held due to security reasons.