The funeral of a Fenerbahçe fan who suffered a heart attack while watching the derby was held in Mersin

The body of 48-year-old war veteran Yaşar, who died of a heart attack in the stands during a match played at Chobani Stadium on September 5, was wrapped in the Turkish flag and, following the necessary procedures in Istanbul, taken to the Laal Paşa Mosque in the Mut district.

The military ceremony held there was attended by Yaşar’s wife, Zehra; his son, Gazi (16); and his daughter, Zeren Yaşar (12), as well as Provincial Gendarmerie Commander Brigadier General Şinasi Güçlü, Mut District Governor Osman Çelikkol, Mut Mayor Murat Orhan, Provincial Director of Family and Social Services Tolga Nacar, and Fenerbahçe Sports Club executives Barış Karagöz, Mehmet Aydın, Volkan Akan, and İsmail Balcı, as well as members of the public.

At the ceremony, Yaşar’s family embraced the coffin and wept.

Following the prayer led by District Mufti Hasan Akçan, Yaşar’s body was laid to rest at the Municipal New Cemetery amid prayers.

He had been wounded in Bingöl

It was noted that Gerçek Yaşar was wounded in Bingöl in 2003 while serving as a second lieutenant in the gendarmerie, and later began working at the Mut Forestry Directorate.

It was learned that Yaşar had gone to Chobani Stadium with his son, Gazi Yaşar, to watch a game from the stands for the first time and died of a heart attack during the second half of the match.