03.05.2025 18:20
The HDP Istanbul MP Sırrı Süreyya Önder passed away after an 18-day intensive care treatment due to heart problems. Following the news of his death, condolences poured in from politicians, while İYİ Party member Mehmet Aslan's post stating, "God took his soul on the day of full Turkish nationalism," drew significant backlash.
DEM Party Istanbul Deputy and Deputy Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Sırrı Süreyya Önder, passed away after 18 days of intensive care treatment in the hospital due to heart problems. The news of Önder's death caused deep sorrow in the public, especially in political circles.
"GOD TOOK HIS SOUL ON THE DAY OF TRUE TURKISM"
After Önder's death, many politicians shared condolence messages on their social media accounts. Among these, the most notable was the post by Mehmet Aslan, a member of the İYİ Party. In his post, Aslan stated, "May God forgive his sins, God took his soul on the day of true Turkism."
Here is that post;
The post quickly became a hot topic and drew significant backlash.
Some of the comments made under the post are as follows;
- Shame on you...
- Rude...
- What pure evil, what a terrible language this is...
- I can't find words to say to you, you are a very bad person...
- The whole issue is being human...
- What kind of rudeness is this...
- Brother, I would say that the sacred thing you mentioned is not that day, but humanity, yet you are closed-minded...