Gülizar Demiral passes away three days before son's 45th death anniversary

Gülizar Demiral, 92, has passed away at Bartın State Hospital, just three days before the 45th anniversary of her son's death. Her son, Yaşar Demiral, was one of 65 soldiers killed during the Yıldırım-81 military exercise in Kırklareli's Pancarköy on September 22, 1981, when a Northrop F-5 fighter jet crashed into assembled troops.

Following the loss of her son, the Demiral family faced a series of tragedies. Four years later, her second son died in a traffic accident in Bartın. In 1988, her daughter Hayriye passed away from lung cancer. Finally, in 2003, her husband Hüseyin Demiral died from pneumoconiosis, a disease related to his work in mining.

Gülizar Demiral was buried next to her son in Terkehaliller village, Bartın.