A water truck operator, returning from responding to a fire in an olive grove in Izmir’s Bayındır district, died when the vehicle he was driving overturned.
Incident and Martyr News
43-year-old Serkan Topkaya, who works as a sprinkler operator at Izmir Regional Directorate of Forestry, set out to return to his place of duty, Kemalpaşa, with the vehicle he was driving after the fire in Bayındır district and was taken under control at night Topkaya died at the scene when the water sprinkler he was using fell into the ditch for an undetermined reason.
Ceremony and Condolence Messages
General Director of Forestry Bekir Karacabey said on his social media account, “Our colleague Serkan Topkaya had an accident and was martyred. May God have mercy on our martyr, and we offer our condolences to his family, relatives and colleagues. My condolences to our organization.” shared.
Governor Süleyman Elban wished patience to Serkan Topkaya’s family and emphasized that the forestry organization worked devotedly. Deputy General Director of Forestry İbrahim Yüzer stated that they lost their 140th martyr in the fight against forest fires and drew attention to the importance of the forest organization.
Funeral and Halal
Serkan Topkaya’s funeral will be held in the afternoon at Rabia Hatun Mosque in Kemalpaşa district, and then he will be buried in Cennetbahçe Cemetery. While receiving forgiveness, his family hugged Topkaya’s coffin and shed tears.
Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Cemil Tugay also attended the funeral and expressed his condolences.
