Dündar Ziya Gültekin, who lost his life, laid to rest! Erdoğan also attended the funeral ceremony

A ceremony was held at the municipality and the mosque for Üsküdar Deputy Mayor Dündar Ziya Gültekin, who lost his life in a traffic accident in Düzce.

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Dündar Ziya Gültekin, who lost his life, laid to rest! Erdoğan also attended the funeral ceremony

A funeral ceremony was held in Istanbul for Üsküdar Deputy Mayor Dündar Ziya Gültekin, who lost his life in a traffic accident in Düzce. Gültekin’s coffin, draped in the Turkish flag, was taken from the hearse by municipal police teams in the morning and brought in front of the Üsküdar Municipality building.

The crowd gathered in front of the Üsküdar Municipality building and the coffin draped in the Turkish flag. — A ceremony was held for Dündar Ziya Gültekin in front of the Üsküdar Municipality.

The program in front of the municipal building began with the recitation of the Quran. Speaking at the ceremony, AK Party Istanbul Provincial Chairman Abdullah Özdemir offered his condolences for Gültekin, whom he stated had been his friend for over 20 years.

Vehicles and ambulances at the scene following the traffic accident that occurred on the highway in rainy weather. — Gültekin lost his life in a traffic accident that occurred in Düzce.

Following the program, Gültekin’s coffin was carried to the hearse with takbirs. A large number of people gathered at the Marmara Theology Mosque for the funeral prayer.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan also attended the funeral ceremony. In addition to Gültekin’s relatives, political figures and municipal employees also participated in the ceremony.