31.10.2026 14:50
Cevdet Demetgül, a 56-year-old construction master who moved to Mersin after losing his wife and two daughters in the February 6 earthquakes in Hatay, lost his life when the exterior staircase of the house he was renovating collapsed. Demetgül was buried amid tears in his hometown of Samandağ district.
The body of Cevdet Demetgül, who continued his life in Mersin after losing his family in the earthquake, was brought to Hatay following the autopsy.
HE HAD MOVED TO MERSIN AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE
Construction foreman Cevdet Demetgül, who lost his wife and 2 daughters in Hatay during the February 6 earthquakes centered in Kahramanmaraş, moved to Mersin after the earthquake.
Demetgül, who started working in construction jobs here, died the previous day after being trapped under concrete pieces when the exterior staircase of a house he was renovating in the Akdeniz district collapsed.
HE WAS BID FAREWELL WITH TEARS
Following the autopsy, Demetgül's body, which was handed over to his family, was brought to the Samandağ district of Hatay. After the funeral prayer held at Zezeni Asri Cemetery in Cumhuriyet Neighborhood, Demetgül was buried in tears.