The elderly man who was dancing the halay at the engagement night had a heart attack five minutes later.

The elderly man who was dancing the halay at the engagement night had a heart attack five minutes later.

30.10.2025 11:04

A 71-year-old retired teacher, Ali Altınyüzük, who participated in a traditional night event held at an association in Bahçelievler and danced the halay, collapsed just 5 minutes after sitting down to rest. Despite the health teams performing CPR, the elderly man could not be saved. The last moments of Altınyüzük enjoying himself were captured on a mobile phone camera.

A night of traditional folk dance was held at the association building located in Bahçelievler, Istanbul. Retired teacher Ali Altınyüzük (71) also attended the event to meet and have fun with his fellow citizens from Şanlıurfa.

The elderly man dancing at the folk night collapsed 5 minutes later

HE COLLAPSED 5 MINUTES AFTER TAKING HIS SEAT

After joining in the songs and occasionally dancing the folk dance, Altınyüzük suddenly fell ill about 5 minutes after he sat down to rest. Friends performed CPR on the retired teacher, and the 112 Emergency Call Center was notified. The health team that arrived upon the report also intervened, but Ali Altınyüzük passed away.

After the autopsy conducted at the Forensic Medicine Institution, Altınyüzük's body was sent to Şanlıurfa for burial.

The elderly man dancing at the folk night collapsed 5 minutes later

LAST MOMENTS CAPTURED ON CAMERA

The moments when Ali Altınyüzük danced at the folk night and the moments he participated in the folk dance at a relative's wedding in Çorlu, Tekirdağ last week were recorded by a mobile phone camera.

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