10.06.2025 18:35
Manisa Mayor Ferdi Zeyrek, who was seriously injured in an accident at his home, passed away last night at the hospital where he was receiving treatment. He was laid to rest after a funeral ceremony held at Manisa Republic Square. It did not go unnoticed that CHP leader Özgür Özel personally lowered Zeyrek's coffin into the grave, referring to him as "my friend, my brother."
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Manisa Mayor Ferdi Zeyrek lost his life in the hospital where he was taken after suffering serious injuries in an accident at home. Zeyrek passed away in the hospital where he was receiving treatment last night.
THOUSANDS ATTENDED Following the sad news, there was great sorrow in Manisa, and a funeral ceremony was held for Zeyrek in Cumhuriyet Square. Thousands of people, along with political figures, attended the ceremony.
HE PERSONALLY LOWERED THE COFFIN INTO THE GRAVE Zeyrek's body was buried after the ceremony held in his honor. CHP Chairman Özgür Özel, while bidding farewell to Zeyrek, whom he referred to as "my friend, my brother," personally lowered the coffin into the grave.
Here are some moments from that day;
THEY COULDN'T FIT IN THE SQUARE Thousands gathered in front of the Manisa Metropolitan Municipality to bid farewell to Zeyrek at the first ceremony. After the first ceremony, Zeyrek's funeral prayer was held in Cumhuriyet Square with a large crowd. Thousands of citizens who came to the area could not fit in the square.
TEARS FLOWED AT THE FIRST CEREMONY Ferdi Zeyrek's wife, Nurcan Zeyrek, spoke at the ceremony with tears, saying, "He always told me, 'Nurcan, stand tall. We have three children.' I promised him today that I will always stand tall. His heart is with me," and asked for forgiveness from the citizens present.
ÖZGÜR ÖZEL WAS OVERWHELMED WITH TEARS CHP Chairman Özgür Özel stated, "I have been speaking from a podium since I was 6 years old, with a microphone in my hand. This is probably the hardest speech I have ever given. Ferdi was more Manisa than I am. He was passionately attached to his wife, his children, and Manisa. Now our burden is heavier than anything. When he was here, we had no worries; now that he is gone, I don't know what we will do. There is no one else who deserves to be loved as much as he was. Because he was someone who could love selflessly," he said.
Özgür Özel comforted Nehir Zeyrek, who was crying at her father's coffin Zeyrek's wife Nurcan Zeyrek with twin daughters Elif and Zeynep at the coffin Some citizens were overwhelmed with tears at the ceremony ```