13.09.2025 17:02
In the Bafra district of Samsun, a mother and her son who lost their lives in an accident where their car plunged into the Kızılırmak River were bid farewell on their final journey. The father, a doctor who survived the accident with injuries, clung to the coffin in tears, not wanting to let go. Health Minister Kemal Memişoğlu also attended the funeral ceremony.
Yesterday, around 5:00 PM, Dr. Serdar Kıyak, who works as an assistant in the Psychiatry Department of Ondokuz Mayıs University (OMÜ) Faculty of Medicine, lost control of his car in the Asarkale area of Bafra district in Samsun, causing it to plunge approximately 30 meters into the Kızılırmak River.
FATHER ESCAPED INJURED, MOTHER AND SON LOST THEIR LIVES
Serdar Kıyak, who managed to jump out of the vehicle, survived with minor injuries. However, his wife Gülşah Karaman Kıyak (31) and their 3-year-old child Poyraz Kıyak were submerged in the water along with the car. The lifeless bodies of the mother and child were retrieved from the water by the rescue teams.
MEMİŞOĞLU ALSO ATTENDED THE FUNERAL
The funeral of Gülşah Karaman Kıyak and her 3-year-old child was brought to the Samsun Grand Mosque today. After the noon prayer, the funeral prayer was held. Health Minister Kemal Memişoğlu also attended the funeral prayer.
FATHER DID NOT WANT TO LET GO OF THE COFFIN
During the funeral ceremony, father Serdar Kıyak cried while holding his baby's blanket. The moments when the father cried out "my son" and did not want to let go of the coffin broke hearts. Emergency teams intervened with Serdar Kıyak, who fainted after the funeral prayer.
The mother and child's funeral was buried in Derecik Cemetery.