19.10.2026 14:42
It has emerged that 29-year-old Furkan Aksu, one of two people who fell ill due to drug use at a concert held in Şişli, Istanbul, were taken to hospital and lost their lives, worked at a private bank. The young banker, who was learned to have been living in Istanbul for some time, was laid to rest in his hometown of Bartın.
Furkan Aksu (29), Mahmud Sami Ramazanoğlu and T.M. (33), who attended the concert held at the Istanbul Congress Center the previous day, fell ill for an unknown reason. Medical teams dispatched to the scene upon notification administered first aid to the 3 people and then took them to the hospital.
Furkan Aksu and Mahmud Sami Ramazanoğlu, who were admitted for treatment at Taksim Training and Research Hospital, could not be saved despite all the doctors' interventions.
IT WAS LEARNED THAT HE WORKED AT A PRIVATE BANK
It was learned that Furkan Aksu, who lost his life at the concert, was 29 years old, had been living in Istanbul for a while, and worked at a private bank.
HE WAS SENT OFF ON HIS FINAL JOURNEY IN HIS HOMETOWN
Aksu's body was taken from the morgue of Taksim Training and Research Hospital yesterday evening and brought to Zonguldak, where his family lives. The body of the young banker, for whom a farewell blessing was held in front of his house in the morning, was later brought to the Kurucaşile district of his hometown Bartın.
After the noon prayer at Aliağa Mosque in Kurucaşile, the funeral prayer was performed for Furkan Aksu. Kurucaşile Mayor Uğur Güneş, Aksu's family, and relatives attended the ceremony.
Furkan Aksu, 29, was buried in the family cemetery after the funeral prayer.