11.02.2026 18:31
The Turkish National Men's Basketball Team and the head coach of the Greek team Panathinaikos, Ergin Ataman's late mother, Gülten Ataman, was bid farewell on her final journey. Many prominent figures from the sports community, including Galatasaray President Dursun Özbek, stood by Ergin Ataman during this time.
The A National Men's Basketball Team and the head coach of the Greek representative Panathinaikos AKTOR, Ergin Ataman's late mother, Gülten Ataman, was laid to rest in Istanbul.
THE ATAMAN FAMILY ACCEPTED CONDOLENCES A funeral prayer was held for Gülten Ataman at the Zincirlikuyu Mosque in the afternoon. Ergin Ataman and his family accepted condolences there.
MANY IMPORTANT NAMES DID NOT LEAVE ATAMAN ALONE Former Minister of Youth and Sports Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu, former Minister of Interior Mehmet Ağar, Galatasaray Club President Dursun Özbek, former President of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) Yıldırım Demirören, former TFF Vice President Lütfi Arıboğan, former Beşiktaş Club Council President Tevfik Yamantürk, Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) Vice President Harun Erdenay, TBF Board Member Hüseyin Beşok, TBF Sports Director Alper Yılmaz, FIBA Europe Honorary President Turgay Demirel, Anadolu Efes Sports Club President Tuncay Özilhan, Anadolu Efes Head Coach Pablo Laso and assistant coach Tomislav Mijatovic, Esenler Erokspor Head Coach Ufuk Sarıca, Rodrigue Beaubois who played for the navy-blue and white team, Bursaspor Basketball player Göksenin Köksal, national basketball players Tarık Biberoviç, Şehmus Hazer, Ercan Osmani, Onuralp Bitim, Erkan Yılmaz, Sertaç Şanlı, Berk İbrahim Uğurlu, and Shane Larkin, head coaches Oktay Mahmuti, Aziz Akkaya, and Ender Arslan, former national basketball players Ömer Onan, İbrahim Kutluay, Kerem Tunçeri, Semih Erden, and Mehmet Yağmur, as well as many others attended the funeral prayer.
BURIED AT ZİNCİRLİKUYU CEMETERY The funeral of Ergin Ataman's mother, Gülten Ataman, was buried at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery after the prayer.