17.11.2025 21:41
Ismail Kaya, who went to the forest to collect mushrooms in the Yenişehir district of Bursa, could not be reached again after informing his brother that he was feeling unwell. Gendarmerie and AFAD teams are continuing their search efforts to find Kaya.
Search operations have been initiated to find İsmail Kaya, who went to the forest to collect mushrooms in the Yenişehir district of Bursa and then informed his brother that he was unwell, after which he could not be reached again. The incident occurred in the village of Yarhisar, which is connected to Yenişehir. Yesterday afternoon, İsmail Kaya went to the Hasandere area of Bilecik to collect mushrooms and shortly after, he called his brother to say that he was feeling unwell and that his phone was about to run out of battery. After this conversation, Kaya could not be reached again. Following the report, gendarmerie, AFAD, and search and rescue teams were dispatched to the area. While the teams continued their search efforts, Yenişehir Mayor Ercan Özel also conducted inspections in the region.
'UNFORTUNATELY, WE CANNOT GET ANY NEWS'
Mayor Özel stated in his remarks, "Unfortunately, we cannot get any news from İsmail Kaya, who went to the Hasandere area of Bilecik to collect mushrooms from the village of Yarhisar, which is connected to our district. We are continuing our search operations in the forested area of Hasandere with our gendarmerie and AFAD teams. He called his brother in the afternoon, saying he was unwell and that his phone was out of battery. After that conversation, he could not be reached again. All our teams are currently here, and efforts are ongoing to reach him safely."