PM Erdoğan’s mother passes away

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. 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.

08 October 2011
SOURCE: TODAYSZAMAN.COM