10.06.2025 10:43
After being electrocuted and undergoing treatment, Manisa Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ferdi Zeyrek lost his battle for life after 66 hours. The first ceremony was held in front of the municipality. During the ceremony, CHP leader Özgür Özel was overcome with tears while speaking. Özel said, "I have been speaking from the podium since I was 6 years old. This is probably the hardest speech I have ever given."
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Manisa Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ferdi Zeyrek was electrocuted while trying to fix a malfunction in the machine room of the pool in his garden three days ago. Zeyrek, whose heart stopped at the scene, was revived by the health teams after approximately 70 minutes of intervention and was taken to the intensive care unit at Manisa Celal Bayar University Hafsa Sultan Hospital. However, after a 66-hour struggle for life, he passed away on June 9, 2025, at 17:05 due to sudden cardiac arrest.
WILL BE BURIED IN THE FAMILY CEMETERY IN ÇATAL
In a written statement from the Manisa Metropolitan Municipality, details of the funeral prayer and condolences were shared. The statement included the following: "Our Mayor, Architect Ferdi Zeyrek, unfortunately lost his 66-hour struggle for life today (June 9, 2025) at 17:05. A ceremony will be held for our Mayor on June 10, 2025, Tuesday, at 11:00 in front of the Manisa Metropolitan Municipality, and after the ceremony, his body will be brought to Hatuniye Mosque. After the noon prayer to be held here, his body will be ceremoniously taken to Cumhuriyet Square, where the funeral prayer will be performed. After the funeral prayer, he will be buried in the family cemetery in Çatal Cemetery in the Şehzadeler district. Condolences will be accepted at the Fatih Exhibition Hall in Cumhuriyet Square. We wish patience and strength to the valuable family of our Mayor, the employees of Manisa Metropolitan Municipality, and all the people of Manisa."
FUNERAL PRAYERS WERE READ IN ALL DISTRICTS
While the funeral prayers were read in all districts of Manisa, it was announced that a ceremony would be held in front of the Manisa Metropolitan Municipality at 11:00 on Tuesday, June 10, followed by the funeral prayer in Cumhuriyet Square after the noon prayer.
PEOPLE OF MANISA GATHERED IN THE SQUARE
The people of Manisa gathered in front of the Manisa Metropolitan Municipality for Ferdi Zeyrek's funeral ceremony. Before the ceremony, a Turkish flag and a photo of Mayor Zeyrek were hung on the municipal building.
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