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Five days after Şükran Soner’s death, her former husband Ahmet Güryüz Ketenci also dies

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

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  • Ahmet Güryüz Ketenci, a former SHP secretary-general and CHP Istanbul lawmaker, died at 88 in a hospital on Sept. 6, five days after the death of his former wife, journalist Şükran Soner.
  • His funeral will take place in Istanbul on Sept. 8, followed by burial at Gülvadi Family Cemetery in Esenyurt.
  • Ketenci recently signed a joint declaration with more than 280 former CHP lawmakers announcing their move to a new party led by Özgür Özel.

Ahmet Güryüz Ketenci, a veteran Turkish politician and lawyer, died at 88 while receiving treatment in hospital, five days after the death of his former wife, journalist Şükran Soner. News of Ketenci’s death came on Sept. 6, following Soner’s death on Sept. 1.

Ketenci formerly served as secretary-general of the Social Democratic Populist Party and represented Istanbul as a CHP lawmaker during the 20th and 22nd parliamentary terms. He also led the CHP Istanbul Provincial Organization for many years.

His funeral will be held after noon prayers on Tuesday, Sept. 8, at Ömer Duruk Mosque in Istanbul’s Ataköy district. He will be buried at Gülvadi Family Cemetery in Esenyurt.

Ketenci had recently drawn attention by signing a joint declaration with more than 280 former CHP lawmakers. The signatories said they had resigned from the party and joined the New Party, established under the leadership of Özgür Özel. Soner’s sister, Türkan Berişe, had also died after Soner’s death.

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