10.11.2026 23:03
Alper Teoman Kavaklı (11), a 5th-grade student who fell ill while watching his friends play football during a physical education class at the 50th Year Republic Middle School in the İzmit district of Kocaeli, could not be saved in the hospital. Alper, who was assessed to have suffered a heart attack according to initial findings and had no known prior illness, was buried in Bağçeşme Cemetery.
Alper Teoman Kavaklı (11), who fell ill and lost his life while watching his friends playing football during physical education class in the İzmit district of Kocaeli, was laid to rest. According to initial findings, it was assessed that Alper had suffered a heart attack, and it was reported that he had no known previous illness.
The incident occurred yesterday at 50th Year Republic Middle School in the Kozluk Neighborhood of İzmit district. Alper Teoman Kavaklı, a 5th-grade student at the school, suddenly fell ill and collapsed while watching his friends playing football during physical education class. His teachers, noticing the situation, called the 112 Emergency Call Center and asked for help.
CPR PERFORMED FOR MINUTES
Medical teams arriving at the school upon the report intervened on Alper, whose heart had stopped. The child, who received CPR for minutes, was taken to Kocaeli State Hospital by ambulance, but despite all the doctors' interventions, he could not be saved.
HE WAS THE YOUNGEST OF A FAMILY WITH 3 CHILDREN
After the autopsy procedures were completed, Kavaklı's body was handed over to his family. It was stated that Alper, the youngest of the 3 children of Gözde Aslanoğlu and Ali Fuat Kavaklı, had 2 older sisters.
THE GOVERNOR ALSO ATTENDED HIS FUNERAL
The funeral prayer for Alper Teoman Kavaklı was performed after the afternoon prayer at Bağçeşme Central Mosque. Kocaeli Governor İlhami Aktaş, İzmit Deputy Mayor Lütfü Obuz, İzmit District Governor Yusuf Ziya Çelikkaya, Provincial Director of National Education Emrullah Aydın, students, teachers, and relatives attended the funeral. Following the funeral prayer, Kavaklı's body was buried in Bağçeşme Cemetery.