03.05.2025 22:21
The sad news has come from Sırrı Süreyya Önder, a member of the DEM Party delegation to İmralı and Deputy Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, who was taken to a private hospital after suffering a heart condition on the evening of April 15 in Istanbul. Önder, who had been fighting for his life in intensive care for 18 days, passed away at the age of 62 due to organ failure. It has been stated that Sırrı Süreyya Önder will be laid to rest today at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery.
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DEM Party Member of Parliament and member of the Imralı delegation, Deputy Speaker of the Grand National Assembly Sırrı Süreyya Önder has lost his battle for life. Önder, who was rushed to a private hospital in Istanbul after suffering a heart condition on April 15, passed away at the age of 62 after being taken to the intensive care unit following surgery. A statement from the hospital indicated that the cause of Önder's death was multiple organ failure.
SIRRI SÜREYYA ÖNDER WILL BE FAREWELLED TOMORROW Önder's death plunged all of Turkey into mourning, and the funeral program has also been announced. His daughter Ceren Önder Kandemir stated on her social media account that Sırrı Süreyya Önder will be buried tomorrow.
HE WILL BE BURIED AT ZİNCİRLİKUYU CEMETERY Kandemir included the following statements in her announcement: "Sırrı Süreyya Önder will be farewelled on Sunday, May 4, in Istanbul. The details of Önder's funeral program are as follows: A memorial event will be held at AKM at 11:00 AM. After the afternoon prayer, a funeral prayer will be held at Barbaros Mosque in Levent.
Afterward, Önder's funeral will be buried at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery. Starting tomorrow, condolences will be accepted at all our provincial and district organizations. Today, condolences will also be accepted at the Nazım Hikmet Cultural Center in Şişli starting from 19:15."
DEM PARTY'S 'FUNERAL' STATEMENT In the funeral program announcement made by the DEM Party, it was stated, "We are farewelling our comrade Sırrı Süreyya Önder, a laborer for peace, tomorrow (Sunday, May 4) in Istanbul," and the following visual was shared:
CAUSE OF DEATH: MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE A statement from the hospital where Önder was treated included the following: "Mr. Sırrı Süreyya Önder was brought to our hospital by ambulance with a closed consciousness, respiratory and cardiac arrest at 22:41 on April 15, 2025, accompanied by heart-lung resuscitation. He urgently underwent a Bentall operation (aortic valve replacement and ascending aorta replacement) and single vessel bypass surgery with a diagnosis of 'Aortic Dissection.' After the surgery, the patient's hemodynamic stability was maintained under ECMO (Heart support device) and intensive medical treatment in our intensive care unit. The patient's neurological condition worsened, and he entered multiple organ failure. Mr. Sırrı Süreyya Önder passed away due to multiple organ failure on April 3 at 16:10, on the 18th day of his follow-up and treatment in our intensive care unit. Our condolences to his family and all his loved ones."
RELATIVES WAITING IN FRONT OF THE HOSPITAL WERE OVERWHELMED WITH TEARS Relatives of Sırrı Süreyya Önder, who had been waiting for good news for 18 days, were deeply saddened. They were overwhelmed with tears upon receiving the news of his death in front of the hospital.
ERDOĞAN'S CONDOLENCES MESSAGE FOR SIRRI SÜREYYA ÖNDER President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made statements at the TEKNOFEST TRNC Award Ceremony. Erdoğan expressed his condolences at the podium for DEM Party Imralı delegation member and Deputy Speaker of the Grand National Assembly Sırrı Süreyya Önder, who passed away in the hospital where he was being treated.
"I BELIEVE WE WILL REACH A TERROR-FREE TURKEY" Highlighting the process of a terror-free Turkey, President Erdoğan stated, "I want to express my sadness here for the passing of Istanbul MP and Deputy Speaker of the Grand National Assembly Mr. Sırrı Süreyya Önder. I had received Mr. Önder and Ms. Buldan at our presidential complex and had a productive meeting regarding their ongoing contacts. I wish God's mercy upon him and condolences to his grieving family, loved ones, and the DEM Party community. I sincerely believe that we will reach the goal of a terror-free Turkey, to which the late Önder contributed greatly in recent times."
BAHÇELİ: I AM TRULY VERY SAD MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli expressed his condolences in a message stating: "We have unfortunately lost Mr. Sırrı Süreyya Önder, who combined art and politics in his person, deserving respect and love among the public with his simple life and prudent character.
I am truly very sad. Even if we have different worldviews, we were focused on the peaceful and prosperous future of the same country. I believe that the manifestation of a terror-free Turkey will be a spiritual gift to the late Önder and an eternal service to our national unity and brotherhood. I pray for God's mercy upon my brother Sırrı Bey and wish that he is rewarded with paradise, His beauty, and His mercy. I express my condolences to his grieving family, the DEM Party community, his loved ones, and his voters, and indeed to all of us."
VICE PRESIDENT YILMAZ'S CONDOLENCES TO ÖNDER'S FAMILY Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz visited Florence Nightingale Hospital in Şişli following the death of Sırrı Süreyya Önder.
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Yılmaz, who met with Önder's family members and close ones, expressed his condolences.
PERVIN BULDAN'S SADNESS REFLECTED ON CAMERA The death of Önder plunged his loved ones into mourning, and his friend Pervin Buldan, who was also part of the Imralı Delegation, came to the hospital where Önder passed away. Buldan's sadness was captured on camera.
AK PARTY SPOKESPERSON ÇELİK'S CONDOLENCE MESSAGE AK Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik published a condolence message on social media for the deceased Sırrı Süreyya Önder. Çelik stated: "We have lost our friend, the Deputy Speaker of the Grand National Assembly and Istanbul MP, Sırrı Süreyya Önder. He was a valuable artist and politician who carried all the stories and issues of our people. He dedicated the last moments of his life to the goal of a 'Terror-Free Turkey.' May God have mercy on him. May the heads of his valuable family, the DEM Party, the Grand National Assembly, and our esteemed nation be held high."
STATEMENT FROM THE DEM PARTY A statement regarding Sırrı Süreyya Önder was released by the DEM Party. The statement included the following: "We are experiencing the deep pain of losing our Imralı Delegation member and Deputy Speaker of the Assembly, Sırrı Süreyya Önder. We extend our condolences to the peoples of Turkey, his family, and his loved ones. It is a necessity to honor the peace struggle he pursued at the cost of his life. We will uphold the memory of Sırrı Süreyya Önder and his peace struggle with dignity."
HE SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK AND AORTA RUPTURE Önder suffered a heart attack late on April 15. He was taken to the hospital by ambulance, where his heart stopped twice, but he was revived by the doctors' intervention. It was determined that Önder also had a ruptured aorta along with the heart attack, and he was urgently taken into surgery.
12-HOUR LONG MAJOR SURGERY AND INTENSIVE CARE PROCESS Önder underwent a major surgery lasting 12 hours and had been receiving treatment in intensive care since that day. Three days after the surgery, doctors opened Önder's chest again. They noted the improvement they observed, stating, "We saw that the right heart started to contract. The right heart, which hardly contracted at all during the first surgery, has begun to show significant contraction, though not completely." In a statement made on the 13th day of intensive care treatment, it was reported that Önder's neurological condition was deteriorating and his reflexes were decreasing.
WHO IS SIRRI SÜREYYA ÖNDER? Sırrı Süreyya Önder was born on July 7, 1962, in Adıyaman, and is a Turkish director, screenwriter, producer, actor, journalist, and politician. He is a member of the DEM Party and serves as the Deputy Speaker of the Grand National Assembly.
He worked as a director, screenwriter, actor, music producer, and columnist in the national press. He was elected as a member of parliament from Istanbul's 2nd district in the 2011 general elections, participating in the Emek, Democracy and Freedom Block (independents supported by the BDP). He was the HDP's candidate for mayor of Istanbul in the 2014 local elections but did not win. He was elected as a member of parliament from Ankara's 1st district in the June 2015 and November 2015 general elections, participating in the HDP. He served as a member of parliament for Istanbul in the 24th, 25th, and 26th terms, and was elected as a member of parliament for Istanbul in the 28th term from the DEM Party in the 2023 general elections. He passed away on May 3, 2025.