30.10.2026 15:14
Journalist Fatih Eray Tuna and his wife Begüm Çetinkaya Tuna, who lost their lives in the Cappadocia region of Nevşehir after being trapped under rocks that broke off from a fairy chimney, were sent on their final journey with a funeral ceremony held in Sakarya. Many people attended the funeral of the couple, who died in the region they had gone to for vacation.
Journalist Fatih Eray Tuna and his wife Begüm Çetinkaya Tuna, who were trapped under rocks that broke off a fairy chimney, were laid to rest in Sakarya.
THEY LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE DISASTER IN CAPPADOCIA
In the Göreme town of Nevşehir, due to excessive rainfall, rock fragments broke off from one of the fairy chimneys with tuff rock formations and rolled onto people in the area.
Three people lost their lives and five were injured in the terrible incident. Among those who died were journalist Fatih Eray Tuna, owner of Geyve Medya, and his accountant wife Begüm Çetinkaya Tuna.
THEY WERE LAID TO REST IN SAKARYA
A funeral ceremony was held at Orhan Mosque in the Adapazarı district of Sakarya for the couple who lost their lives.
Those attending the funeral included Sakarya Governor Rahmi Doğan, AK Party Sakarya MPs Ertuğrul Kocacık, Murat Kaya and Ali İnci, Yeni Parti Sakarya MP Ayça Taşkent, Sakarya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Yusuf Alemdar, district mayors, Press Advertisement Institution Sakarya Regional Director İbrahim Çorbacı, MHP Sakarya Provincial Chairman Oğuz Alkaş, relatives of the family and many citizens.
THEY WERE BURIED IN DIFFERENT CEMETERIES ON THE SAME DAY
After the funeral prayers performed following the noon prayer, the body of journalist Fatih Eray Tuna was buried in Geyve Central New Cemetery.
His wife Begüm Çetinkaya Tuna was buried in Sapanca Yanık Kurtköy Cemetery.