It was his first day at work! He lost his life in the disaster in İzmir, and the detail that emerged broke hearts.

It was his first day at work! He lost his life in the disaster in İzmir, and the detail that emerged broke hearts.

11.11.2026 15:52

Göksel Ünaldı, 42, who lost his life in the explosion that occurred on November 9 at the HABAŞ Iron and Steel Factory in the Aliağa district of İzmir, was buried in Bozköy Neighborhood. It was learned that Ünaldı, who started work for the first time on the day of the incident at the subcontractor company to perform cleaning work during boiler maintenance, lost his life in the explosion about 3 hours after starting duty. At the funeral, his mother Nurten Ünaldı hugged her son's coffin and shed tears.

Göksel Ünaldı, one of the workers who lost his life in the factory explosion in Aliağa, was sent off on his final journey amid tears. At the funeral of Ünaldı, who lost his life on his first day of work, his family and relatives experienced great pain.

HE LOST HIS LIFE ON HIS FIRST DAY OF WORK

It was learned that Göksel Ünaldı, living in Bozköy Neighborhood, started working at the factory for the first time on the day of the explosion. Ünaldı, who went to the site to do cleaning work during boiler maintenance under the subcontractor company, lost his life in the explosion that occurred about 3 hours after he started his new job.

MOTHER CLUNG TO THE COFFIN

At the funeral ceremony held in Bozköy Neighborhood, the grieving family experienced great sorrow. Mother Nurten Ünaldı clung to her son's coffin and burst into tears. Relatives tried to console mother Ünaldı, who had difficulty standing.

The funeral ceremony was attended by Aliağa District Governor Zekeriya Güney, Aliağa Mayor Serkan Acar, AK Party İzmir Deputy Şebnem Bursalı, Ünaldı's family, loved ones and neighborhood residents. After the funeral prayer, Göksel Ünaldı was buried accompanied by prayers.

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