14.11.2026 14:50
Army Pilot Major Orhun Pınar, who was martyred in the military helicopter crash in Malatya, was laid to rest in Ankara. There were heart-wrenching moments at the funeral, which MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli also attended. As the martyr’s mother burst into tears, his 4-year-old son Bulut’s refusal to leave the side of his father’s coffin wrapped in the Turkish flag broke hearts.
Army Pilot Major Orhun Pınar (37), who was martyred when a military helicopter crashed in Malatya, was laid to rest with a ceremony held in Ankara. Heart-wrenching moments were experienced at the martyr's funeral. While his mother Ayşe Pınar burst into tears, his 4-year-old son Bulut Pınar did not leave the side of his father's Turkish-flag-draped coffin for a moment.
In Samanköy Neighborhood of Yeşilyurt district in Malatya, an S-70 Sikorsky-type military helicopter belonging to the Land Forces Command crashed in the evening hours the previous day. Four soldiers were martyred in the crash. The bodies of 3 of the martyrs were sent to İzmir, Hatay and Kayseri after a ceremony held at Mürted Air Base Command. A funeral ceremony was held for martyr Army Pilot Major Orhun Pınar, whose family lives in Ankara, at Ahmet Hamdi Akseki Mosque after the noon prayer.
BAHÇELİ ALSO ATTENDED THE FUNERAL CEREMONY
The funeral ceremony of the martyred major was attended by his family and relatives as well as MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli, Chief of the General Staff General Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu, force commanders, Ankara Governor Yakup Canbolat, Great Unity Party Chairman Mustafa Destici, MHP Deputy Chairman Mevlüt Karakaya and many citizens.
HIS 4-YEAR-OLD SON DID NOT LEAVE HIS COFFIN'S SIDE
There were emotional moments at the funeral of martyr Orhun Pınar, who was married and the father of one child. While the martyr's relatives could barely stand at the ceremony, his mother Ayşe Pınar could not hold back her tears at the ceremony, which she attended in a wheelchair. One of the most heart-wrenching moments of the funeral ceremony was the farewell of the martyr's 4-year-old son Bulut Pınar to his father. Little Bulut did not leave the side of his father's Turkish-flag-draped coffin.
LAID TO REST AMID TEARS
After the funeral prayer, the Turkish-flag-draped coffin of martyr Army Pilot Major Orhun Pınar was carried on the shoulders of his comrades-in-arms. The martyr's body was taken to Cimşit Martyrs' Cemetery and buried amid tears.