Here is the translation of the provided text into English: "Heartbreaking words from the father of our martyr from Tekirdağ: Three days ago, God made me say it."

13.11.2025 01:01

The father of Sergeant Major Ilker Aykut, who was martyred in the C130 military cargo plane crash in Georgia, Ünal Aykut, stated that he spoke with his son on the phone one day before the incident. Aykut said, "I saw an interview recently. A friend of the reporter is taking an elderly lady to the cemetery. Her child is a martyr. I wrote to her, 'My dear mother, may your head be held high.' God made me say this, and three days later, my child became a martyr."

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The family of Airplane Maintenance Chief Master Sergeant İlker Aykut, who was martyred when a military cargo plane crashed on the Georgia-Azerbaijan border, was visited by many people in Muratlı district of Tekirdağ to convey their condolences.

THE MARTYR'S FIRE FELL IN TEKİRDAĞ

Among those who accepted condolences, father Ünal Aykut experienced emotional moments from time to time. Ünal Aykut told AA correspondent that he spoke with his son by phone before he went on duty to Azerbaijan, stating that it was his son's first time going on a foreign mission. Aykut shared that he spoke with his son on the phone the day before receiving the martyrdom news and mentioned that his mother was unwell, saying, "We woke up in the morning, he would definitely call us, but he didn't. We were at ease thinking he would come anyway. Then we received the martyrdom news."

"MY CHILD BECAME A MARTYR 3 DAYS AFTER WE CALLED THE MARTYR'S GRANDMOTHER"

Aykut explained that he learned about the crash of the plane his son was on from his brother, saying: "My brother called me. He said, 'A plane has crashed in Azerbaijan.' We waited, and in the evening, we received the bad news. My son is the son of Ahmet and Mehmet. Some will fight this battle. If they don't, we won't have a homeland. There are thousands of martyr families like us. I kiss the eyes of all of them. It's a very heavy thing. May God not let anyone experience this, but without these, there won't be a homeland. If we want the homeland to live, some of our children will go like this. But I saw in an interview the other day. A reporter friend was taking a grandmother to the cemetery. Her child is a martyr. I wrote to her, 'My dear, may your head be healthy, may God make your place paradise and may you rest in light.' God made me say this, and 3 days later, my child became a martyr."

Tekirdağ Governor Recep Soytürk, CHP Tekirdağ Member of Parliament İlhami Özcan Aygun, and Tekirdağ Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Candan Yüceer also visited Ünal Aykut to convey their condolences.