Former Minister of State Dr. Yılmaz Karakoyunlu died at the age of 88. He was an economist and writer Dr., who served as minister of state between 2001-2002.
Yılmaz Karakoyunlu Cause of death
Yılmaz Karakoyunlu died in the hospital due to an undisclosed illness at his home in Istanbul.
Yılmaz Karakoyunlu obituary information
Yılmaz Karakoyunlu was sent off on his final journey after the funeral ceremony held at Barbaros Hayrettin Pasha Mosque in Levent.
Istanbul Governor Davut Gül and Karakoyunlu’s relatives attended the funeral ceremony held at Barbaros Hayrettin Pasha Mosque in Levent.
His condolences were accepted by his wife Altan Karakoyunlu and their children Zeynep and Ömer Karakoyunlu. After the funeral prayer, Karakoyunlu’s body was buried in Zincirlikuyu Cemetery.
Composer Osman Babuşçu, who attended the funeral, said, “A person with thousands of books in his brain is gone, the library is gone. He was someone who had thousands of books in his library. He knew on which shelf a book was in which order. And as you get to know him, this person cannot be, this person has a chip in his brain.”
A great personality who made us think that there is something is gone. He was a great statesman. He served as a minister. But he was a great poet and writer. He was a great man of letters. Even though he was a doctor of economics, he was like a professor of literature. He was a great honest, idealistic person. A huge library was gone. “We are experiencing the pain.”
Source: Ghanafuo.com
