Üsküdar deputy mayor Dündar Ziya Gültekin died on October 15 after a road crash in Düzce, Turkish authorities and Anadolu Agency reported. He was 43. Four other people were also injured in the collision and taken to hospital.
What happened
The crash occurred on the Anadolu Motorway in Düzce province, on the Ankara-bound side near Kaynaşlı. The car carrying Gültekin collided with another vehicle travelling in the same direction. Emergency and police teams responded, and the injured were taken to nearby hospitals.
AK Party Düzce provincial chair Hasan Şengüloğlu said medical teams treated Gültekin for about an hour and a half. He said doctors were assessing whether he suffered a heart attack after the shock of the crash; that explanation was not presented as a final medical finding.
Public service in Üsküdar
Gültekin was born in Üsküdar in 1983 and served as deputy mayor. The municipality mourned his death. Funeral arrangements announced by officials placed the service at Büyük Çamlıca Mosque after Friday prayers, followed by burial at Karacaahmet Cemetery.
Image note: The portrait is an earlier file image, not a photograph from the crash.