19.10.2026 22:02
Search efforts for 63-year-old cook Ahmet Derin, who was swept away with his vehicle in the flood in Sarıyer Ayazağa, are continuing on their 6th day in the Golden Horn and its surroundings. His vehicle and the friend who was with him have been found, but there is still no news from Derin. His older brother Haydar Derin said they were waiting with hope and asked for the searches to be conducted more frequently.
Search efforts for Ahmet Derin (63), who went missing in a flood in Ayazağa, continue in and around the Golden Horn on the 6th day. His older brother Haydar Derin (70) said, "We are still waiting with hope. My brother was swept away by floodwaters in Ayazağa. His vehicle was found, his friend who was with him was found, but my brother has not been found yet." The teams' search efforts were filmed from the air.
HE HAS BEEN SEARCHED FOR IN THE GOLDEN HORN FOR 6 DAYS
In the flood that occurred in Sarıyer Ayazağa after the downpour in Istanbul, Ahmet Derin and his friend Ahmet Usta, who was with him, went missing in the floodwaters with his vehicle. Search efforts by the Sea Police Search and Rescue, the General Directorate of Coastal Safety, the Coast Guard Command, and fire brigade teams to find Ahmet Derin continue in and around the Golden Horn on the 6th day. The teams' efforts were filmed from the air.
HIS BROTHER CALLS FOR MORE FREQUENT SEARCHES
Ahmet Derin's older brother Haydar Derin said, "We are still waiting with hope. My brother was caught in the flood in Ayazağa, and I want them to search more frequently. My brother was searched for in the Ayazağa stream here, but we found nothing. But I definitely want them to search more frequently in the Golden Horn or beyond the Golden Horn. Several teams are working, but they come and go by boat, I don't know anymore. His vehicle was found, his friend who was with him was found, but my brother has not been found yet. My brother was a cook, he has 2 children, and while he was returning from work the flood came and swept away 2 of his friends at once," he said.