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Turkish Goalkeeper Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan Confirmed Dead As Earthquake Death Toll Passes 5,000

Soccer club Yeni Malatyaspor announced the death of goalkeeper Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan on Tuesday. Two earthquakes had hit southern Turkey on Monday morning.

Robert Summerscales

Turkish Goalkeeper Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan Confirmed Dead As Earthquake Death Toll Passes 5,000
Turkish Goalkeeper Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan Confirmed Dead As Earthquake Death Toll Passes 5,000 /

Turkish club Yeni Malatyaspor announced the death of goalkeeper Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan on Tuesday.

Two earthquakes measuring 7.8 and 7.5 on the official magnitude scale had hit southern Turkey in the early hours of Monday morning.

Turkaslan died after his residential building collapsed.

"Our goalkeeper, Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan, lost his life after being under the collapse of the earthquake. Rest in peace," read a statement published on Yeni Malatyaspor's official Twitter account.

"We will not forget you, beautiful person."

At the time of Tuesday's statement, more than 5,000 people in Turkey and neighboring Syria had been confirmed dead as a consequence of the earthquakes.

READ MORE: Former Chelsea And Newcastle Soccer Player Christian Atsu In Hospital After Turkey Earthquakes

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Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.

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