Heartbreaking news from Van! Specialist Sergeant Oğuz Şahin has been martyred.

Heartbreaking news from Van! Specialist Sergeant Oğuz Şahin has been martyred.

02.11.2026 22:10

The Ministry of National Defense (MSB) announced that Infantry Specialist Sergeant Oğuz Şahin, who was serving in the Çaldıran district of Van, was martyred. It was announced that Şahin, who became ill while serving in the area of responsibility of the Alparslan Border Outpost, was martyred on November 2, 2026. In its condolence message, the Ministry offered condolences to the martyr's family and the Turkish nation.

The Ministry of National Defense (MSB) announced that Infantry Specialist Sergeant Oğuz Şahin, who became ill in the area of responsibility of Alparslan Border Post in the Çaldıran district of Van, was martyred. 

HE WAS MARTYRED AFTER BECOMING ILL 

In the statement made by the Ministry of National Defense, the following statements were included: "Our heroic comrade-in-arms, Infantry Specialist Sergeant Oğuz Şahin, became ill in the area of responsibility of Alparslan Border Post in Çaldıran/Van, where he was serving, and was martyred on November 2, 2026. On behalf of myself and the members of the Ministry of National Defense, I wish God's mercy upon our heroic martyr, and offer my condolences and patience to his grieving family and our noble nation."

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