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08 October 2011, Saturday / TODAYSZAMAN.COM,
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday paid his final respects to his mother, who died on Friday at the age of 88, in a funeral held in İstanbul and attended by thousands, including top state officials.
PM Recep Tayyip Erdoğan lost his mother on Friday. Mrs. Erdoğan will be laid to rest at the Karacaahmet Cemetery in İstanbul following the noon prayers on Saturday.
Tenzile Erdoğan died in a hospital on Friday, days after a gall bladder operation.
Thousands of people filled the courtyard of Fatih Mosque in İstanbul where funeral prayers were held before the burial Saturday, and spilled out into the street.
Erdoğan, who helped carry the coffin along with President Abudullah Gül, was seen weeping.
The Turkish prime minister is known for his affection to his mother. He used to pay regular visits to his mother in her İstanbul house despite his heavy schedule.
Turkish PM pays final respects to mother in widely participated funeral
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday paid his final respects to his mother, who died on Friday at the age of 88, in a funeral held in İstanbul and attended by thousands, including top state officials.
PM Recep Tayyip Erdoğan lost his mother on Friday. Mrs. Erdoğan will be laid to rest at the Karacaahmet Cemetery in İstanbul following the noon prayers on Saturday.
Tenzile Erdoğan died in a hospital on Friday, days after a gall bladder operation.
Thousands of people filled the courtyard of Fatih Mosque in İstanbul where funeral prayers were held before the burial Saturday, and spilled out into the street.
Erdoğan, who helped carry the coffin along with President Abudullah Gül, was seen weeping.
The Turkish prime minister is known for his affection to his mother. He used to pay regular visits to his mother in her İstanbul house despite his heavy schedule.
Turkish PM pays final respects to mother in widely participated funeral