Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan died following devastating earthquake

• Turkaslan has been verified as having passed away in earthquake.
• Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan is the goalkeeper  of  Yeni Malatyaspor.
• Christian Atsu had been pulled from the wreckage.

Second-tier Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan, the goalie for the Turkish team Yeni Malatyaspor, has been verified as having passed away in the earthquake.

“Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan, our goalie, perished as a result of being caught in the earthquake’s collapse. Enjoy your serenity, “The club tweeted a statement.

It said, “We won’t forget you, wonderful person.”

Başımız sağ olsun!

Kalecimiz Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan, meydana gelen depremde göçük altında kalarak, hayatını kaybetmiştir. Allah rahmet eylesin, mekanı cennet olsun.

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Seni unutmayacağız güzel insan.😢 pic.twitter.com/15yjH9Sa1H

— Yeni Malatyaspor (@YMSkulubu) February 7, 2023

Turkaslan was allegedly trapped in a collapsed building, according to earlier claims made by the club.

After arriving in 2021, 28-year-old Turkaslan has played six times for Yeni Malatyaspor of the Turkish second division.

His wife, Kubra Turkaslan, who managed to escape the debris, is still alive.

Football player Yannick Bolasie, who presently represents Caykur Rizespor of Turkey’s second division, was devastated to learn of Turkaslan’s passing.

“Rest in peace, Eyup Ahmet Turkaslan, my brother. Someone may be in the dugout one second, and then vanish the next,” he tweeted.

“I send my sympathies to his entire family and his Yeni Malatyaspor teammates. It is heartbreaking to hear this and I hope we can all keep helping those who are in need “Bolasie threw in.

Ghana’s Football Association said on Tuesday that football player Christian Atsu had been pulled from the wreckage.

Atsu, a former Newcastle midfielder, signed for Hatayspor in the Turkish Super Lig in September. The club is located close to the epicentre of the powerful quake in the southern province of Hatay.

“happy news The successful rescue of Christian Atsu from the wreckage of the collapsed building and his current medical condition are some encouraging developments “The football association of Ghana tweeted.

“Let us continue to pray for Christian,” it added.

Following the earthquake, all professional football matches in Turkey were postponed indefinitely.

More than 15,000 people were murdered in southeast Turkey and some areas of Syria by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake and its aftershocks.

One of the seismically active regions on the planet is at the Turkish-Syrian border.

Turkey hasn’t had an earthquake of this size since 33,000 people died in the eastern region of Erzincan in 1939.

More than 17,000 people perished in a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in 1999.

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