27.08.2026 18:10
16-year-old Ahmet Ertuğrul and his 11-year-old brother Arif Kerem Önder, who drowned in the sea in the Çayeli district of Rize, were laid to rest in the family cemetery after the funeral prayer held at Ardeşen Merkez Mosque. It was learned that the older brother entered the water to save Arif Kerem after he was swept away by the waves.
Ahmet Ertuğrul, 16, and his brother Arif Kerem Önder, 11, who drowned in the sea in Çayeli district of Rize, were laid to rest in the family cemetery after the funeral prayer held at Ardeşen Central Mosque. It was learned that the elder brother entered the water to save Arif Kerem after he was swept away by the waves.
BROTHERS SIDE BY SIDE FOR THE LAST TIME
A funeral ceremony was held for Ahmet Ertuğrul Önder and his brother Arif Kerem Önder, who drowned in the sea in Çayeli district of Rize, at Ardeşen Central Mosque.
MANY POLITICIANS ATTENDED
The ceremony was attended by AK Party Rize Deputy Harun Mertoğlu, New Party Rize Deputy Tahsin Ocaklı, Rize Deputy Governor Metin Eyyüpkoca, Ardeşen District Governor Ahmet Korkmaz, Ardeşen Mayor Enver Atagün, Çayeli Mayor İsmail Hakkı Çiftçi, institution managers, and many citizens.
THEY WERE BIDDEN FAREWELL IN TEARS
At the ceremony, father Mehmet Önder accepted condolences. The two brothers were laid to rest in the family cemetery after the funeral prayer held in the afternoon.
HE WANTED TO SAVE HIS BROTHER
Meanwhile, it was stated that Arif Kerem Önder was swept away by waves while trying to dip his feet into the sea on the shore, and his elder brother Ahmet Ertuğrul Önder entered the water to save him.