10.10.2025 17:29
In a collision between a civilian gendarmerie vehicle and a car in the Akyazı district of Sakarya, Gendarmerie Senior Sergeant Tacettin Gün and Gendarmerie Senior Sergeant Hakkı Eryılmaz were martyred, and 2 people, one of whom is in serious condition, were injured in the other vehicle. An investigation has been initiated regarding the accident, and Minister Yerlikaya shared a condolence message.
A terrible accident occurred around 12:00 at the Vakıf Neighborhood overpass on the North Marmara Highway in the Akyazı district of Sakarya. A civilian gendarmerie vehicle with the license plate 54 EP 891, carrying personnel on duty, collided head-on with a car with the license plate 54 ABC 591.
2 GENDARMES MARTYRED Both vehicles were wrecked in the accident, and upon notification, gendarmerie, health, and fire teams were dispatched to the area. During the health teams' examination, it was determined that 2 personnel in the gendarmerie vehicle, whose names were not disclosed, were martyred. In the other vehicle, 1 person was seriously injured, and 2 others were taken to the hospital by ambulance.
While the teams continued their investigation at the scene, an investigation was launched regarding the accident.
IDENTITIES REVEALED The identities of the 2 gendarmerie personnel martyred in the accident in Akyazı, Sakarya, have been revealed. It was reported that the martyred soldiers were Gendarmerie Senior Sergeant Tacettin Gün and Gendarmerie Senior Sergeant Hakkı Eryılmaz.
Martyred Gendarmerie Senior Sergeant Tacettin Gün (left) and martyred Gendarmerie Senior Sergeant Hakkı Eryılmaz (right) MINISTER YERLİKAYA'S CONDOLENCE MESSAGE Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya shared a condolence message on his social media account for Gendarmerie Senior Sergeant Tacettin Gün and Gendarmerie Senior Sergeant Hakkı Eryılmaz, who were martyred in the accident in Sakarya.
Minister Yerlikaya stated, "May our nation's head be healthy. Gendarmerie Senior Sergeant Tacettin Gün and Gendarmerie Senior Sergeant Hakkı Eryılmaz, who were on duty under the command of the Sakarya Provincial Gendarmerie Command, were martyred in a traffic accident. I pray for God's mercy on our heroic martyrs; I extend my condolences to their families, our gendarmerie organization, and our nation."