16.04.2026 17:00
Kerem Erdem Güngör, Belinay Nur Boyraz, Bayram Nabi Şişik, and Zeynep Kılıç, all aged 11, who lost their lives in the armed attack on a middle school in Kahramanmaraş, were laid to rest side by side.
Four friends who lost their lives in the armed attack on a middle school in Kahramanmaraş were laid to rest side by side.
The coffins of Belinay Nur Boyraz (11), Bayram Nabi Şişik (11), Zeynep Kılıç (11), and Kerem Erdem Güngör (11), wrapped in the Turkish flag, who lost their lives in the armed attack at Ayser Çalık Middle School in Kahramanmaraş, were brought to Abdulhamithan Mosque. The ceremony was attended by Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi, Health Minister Kemal Memişoğlu, Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş, President of Religious Affairs Prof. Dr. Safi Arpaguş, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's son Bilal Erdoğan, the families, teachers, friends of the deceased students, and citizens. President of Religious Affairs Prof. Dr. Safi Arpaguş led separate funeral prayers for each student.
TEARS FLOWED LIKE A RIVER
The relatives of the students wept, clinging to the coffins wrapped in the Turkish flag. The children's families were attempted to be consoled by their relatives. Then, the coffins were taken to Şeyhadil Cemetery for burial. Here, the students from the same class were laid to rest side by side.
During the burial of the coffins, the children's families struggled to stand. After the recitation of the Quran and prayers, the students were sent off on their final journey.
STUDENT FROM OSMANİYE ALSO LAID TO REST
The coffin of 5th-grade student Adnan Göktürk Yeşil (11), who died in the attack, was brought to his hometown of Düziçi district in Osmaniye. A ceremony was held for Yeşil at Haruniye Central Cemetery. The ceremony was attended by his teacher father Cevdet and mother Sonay Yeşil, as well as Minister of Transport Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, Governor Mehmet Fatih Serdengeçti, Mayor İbrahim Çenet, city protocol, his family, and many citizens.
"IT TURNS OUT IT WAS THE LAST TIME HE WAVED, MY LAMB"
Mother Sonay Yeşil, shedding tears at the ceremony, said, "My son waved goodbye as he got on the school bus. It turns out it was the last time he waved, my lamb." Cevdet Yeşil kissed his son's coffin wrapped in the Turkish flag and said, "My martyr, my son, my honey, my beloved." Adnan Göktürk Yeşil's coffin was laid to rest after the prayer led by Provincial Mufti Ahat Taşçı.