Gazi Brigadier General Gökhan Şahin passes away

Gazi Brigadier General Gökhan Şahin, who served in the Turkish Armed Forces for 43 years, has passed away. Details regarding his specific cause of death have not been officially released.

A military ceremony is scheduled to take place in Ankara on Friday, October 30, at the Ahmet Hamdi Akseki Mosque following the noon prayer. Following the ceremonies in the capital, his body will be transported to Balıkesir.

He is expected to be buried in the Burhaniye district of Balıkesir on Saturday, October 31, with funeral prayers to be held at the Burhaniye İskele Mosque.