After the earthquake that occurred in Kahramanmaraş and caused destruction in 10 provinces, many wrestlers were left under the rubble. Turkish Wrestling Federation announced that 5 more wrestlers lost their lives.
The following statements were included in the statement:
As the Wrestling Federation, we shared with our community the information that 8 of our children were rescued from the rubble, 4 of our children died, and that 4 of our children were under the rubble, after the building where the athletes of Kahramanmaraş Metropolitan Municipality stayed after the earthquake disaster in Kahramanmaraş, which affected 10 provinces, collapsed. In line with the latest information, we share with you the information that our sons Eray Şimşek, Halil İbrahim Erdine, Hasan Sarıtürk, Ozan Datlı and Ahmet Durman, who were under the rubble in Kahramanmaraş, have passed away with great sadness. My condolences to our community and our beloved nation.