Goalkeeper Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan, belonging to Yeni Malatyaspor of the Turkish second category, was reported as one of the victims of the earthquake. For his part, striker Christian Atsu is nowhere to be found.
In the early hours of Monday, an earthquake hit Turkey and Syria. In the first country, the situation left more than 1,500 dead and thousands more injured and trapped after several buildings collapsed .
According to information from the Turkish newspaper Star, this situation has also affected a large number of athletes, who are intensely sought after by security and rescue forces who have been working to find people trapped in the rubble.
Of course, this situation also brought bad news. One of them is the death of goalkeeper Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan of Yeni Malatyaspor, a club that plays in the second tier of Turkish football. .
Indeed, the team published a photograph of the player, stating that “Our prayers are with you ”.
Additionally, they stated that “We wish God’s mercy to our citizens who lost their lives in the earthquake that occurred in Kahramanmaraş and felt in our city, and we wish a speedy recovery to our injured citizens ”.
For its part, Iskenderunspor, of the same category, announced that two of the coaches of the technical staff were injured. To them is also added the disappearance of the figure of Hatayspor and former player of Chelsea, the Ghanaian Christian Atsu, the sporting director of the club Taner Savut and a translator. .
Atsu, 30, also made his country’s squad, appearing in 60 games and scoring ten goals. One of his best moments was at the hands of Newcastle.
Other sports have also been affected. Reports report that 14 players from the Hatay women’s team were trapped in the rubble in this area.
The status of most of the players in the Eastern Anatolian city’s men’s team who compete in the Turkish second division is also unknown. . They were trapped in the rest of the Kicuval Hotel where they were staying. So far, only three members have been rescued.
Similarly, Turkish coach and Olympic wrestling medalist Taha Akgul wrote on Twitter that Thirty to forty athletes from Kahramanmaras city wrestling team have been trapped and need urgent help .
In handball, selected Cemal Kutahya and Hatayspor coach Savas Yuksel were also left under the ruins of one of the buildings that collapsed in Hatay, according to the Turkish Handball Federation.
collecting aid
One of the first teams to react to this fact was Galatasaray from the Football Premier League. The painting provided its facilities to receive donations.
“As Club Deportivo Galatasaray, we are following events related to the earthquake, which is based in Kahramanmara and has affected our entire country. In this sense, in order to support AFAD’s aid campaign, products will be collected at the Nef Stadium of the Ali Sami Yen Sports Complex and at the Taçspor Facilities and the collected aid will be sent to the regions in need. “, reports the group it’s a statement published on its official page.
“With the support of our citizens, relief materials have started to be collected from the facilities of Galatasaray Taçspor the team wrote on its Twitter account, along with a series of photographs showing some of the aid received so far.
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