Denial of claims that Erdoğan will attend Iranian President Raisi's funeral
A statement from the AKP has denied reports that President Erdoğan would attend the funeral of Iranian President Raisi.
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According to a statement made by the AKP, it was stated that reports claiming President and AKP Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan would attend the funeral of Iranian President Raisi, who lost his life in a helicopter crash, do not reflect the truth.
YILMAZ AND FIDAN WERE AT THE CEREMONY TODAY
Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz and Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan attended the funeral ceremony held in Tehran, the capital of Iran, for Ebrahim Raisi, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and other officials.
THEY DIED IN A HELICOPTER CRASH
President Raisi attended a dam opening ceremony on the Iran-Azerbaijan border on Sunday, May 19. Raisi was involved in a helicopter crash while returning to the country with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and some other officials.
In the crash, all 9 people on board the helicopter lost their lives.