15.11.2025 22:52
A funeral ceremony was held at the Küba Mosque in Büyükçekmece for Pilot Lieutenant Colonel Gökhan Korkmaz, who was martyred in a plane crash in Georgia. It was learned that Martyr Korkmaz had come home on Sunday to celebrate his son's birthday and then said, "I will be with you on Friday" before going on duty. The funeral ceremony, which was also attended by the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Numan Kurtulmuş, concluded with our martyr being laid to rest at the Old Cemetery in Büyükçekmece.
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A Turkish Air Force C-130 cargo plane, which took off from Azerbaijan to Turkey, crashed in Georgia on November 11. The body of Pilot Lieutenant Colonel Gökhan Korkmaz (41), who was martyred in the accident along with 20 soldiers, was brought to his family home in Büyükçekmece, Istanbul.
FAREWELL AT THE FAMILY HOME
The body of the martyr, welcomed with a military ceremony, was carried on shoulders to the house where his family lives. Korkmaz's relatives, neighbors, and many citizens gathered in front of the house to pray. Emotional moments were experienced during the farewell. After the farewell was taken here, the funeral of Martyred Pilot Lieutenant Colonel Gökhan Korkmaz was taken to Büyükçekmece Küba Mosque for the funeral prayer.
HE PLACED HIS FATHER'S HAT ON THE COFFIN
The martyr's son placed his father's military hat on the head of the coffin.
Many politicians, including the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Numan Kurtulmuş, as well as the martyr's family, citizens, and the martyr Korkmaz's military friends attended the funeral. Our martyr's body was placed on a gun carriage and bid farewell to its last journey at the Old Cemetery of Büyükçekmece.
"I WILL BE WITH YOU ON FRIDAY"
It was learned that Martyred Gökhan Korkmaz was married and had a son. He was recently promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel. It was revealed that Korkmaz went home on Sunday to celebrate his son's birthday and then left home to go on duty after telling his family, "I will be with you on Friday, I will come."
"IT WAS HIS DREAM TO BE A PILOT"
The martyr Gökhan Korkmaz's uncle, Aydın Devrim, said, "It was his dream to be a pilot. He was a person who worked for this homeland. He was patriotic, loved his country, upheld the Republic, followed Atatürk's principles, and was a child who overcame all kinds of difficulties. We spoke last Sunday on his son's birthday. His son wants to be like him. He is also a diamond. Even if he doesn't become a pilot, he will make airplanes; he is such a smart child."
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