11.11.2026 17:30
The bodies of 25-year-old mechanical engineer Kadir Kaan Özçelik, Göksel Ünaldı and Ersin Oğuz, who lost their lives in the explosion that occurred on November 9 at the HABAŞ Iron and Steel Factory in the Aliağa district of İzmir, were buried. At the funeral ceremony of 25-year-old mechanical engineer Özçelik in Menemen, his mother, father and sibling burst into tears.
The workers who lost their lives in the factory explosion in Aliağa were sent off on their final journey with ceremonies held in different districts of İzmir.
FAREWELL TO YOUNG ENGINEER WITH TEARS The body of mechanical engineer Kadir Kaan Özçelik (25) was handed over to his relatives after procedures at the İzmir Forensic Medicine Institute. At the funeral ceremony held at noon at the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Mosque in Menemen district, Özçelik's mother Gülden, father Nihat and sister Şevval Özçelik shed tears.
DEPUTY MINISTER ALSO ATTENDED THE CEREMONY In addition to Özçelik's relatives, Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Security Ahmet Aydın and YENİ Party İzmir MP Yüksel Taşkın also attended the ceremony. Özçelik's body was buried in Ulukent Cemetery after the funeral prayer.
ÜNALDI AND OĞUZ ALSO BURIED The body of Göksel Ünaldı, one of the workers who lost his life in the explosion, was buried in Bozköy Cemetery after the funeral prayer at Bozköy Mosque in Aliağa. Ersin Oğuz was buried after the funeral prayer held in Büyükoba Neighborhood in Kınık district.
Kadir Kaan Özçelik 18 WORKERS HAD LOST THEIR LIVES 18 workers lost their lives in the explosion that occurred on November 9 at the HABAŞ Iron and Steel Factory in Aliağa.