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Önen’s daughter laid to rest

From Sabah · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Fatma Zehra Önen, 23, was buried after a funeral prayer at Barbaros Hayrettin Paşa Mosque.
  • President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the ceremony and delivered condolences to her family.
  • Önen, a third-year French Language and Literature student at Galatasaray University, was buried at Kilyos Cemetery.

Fatma Zehra Önen, the 23-year-old daughter of AK Party Şanlıurfa lawmaker Abdülkadir Emin Önen, was laid to rest after a funeral ceremony attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

A funeral prayer was held at Barbaros Hayrettin Paşa Mosque for Önen, a third-year student of French Language and Literature at Galatasaray University. Her death followed health problems after stomach surgery.

Our daughter Fatma Zehra suffered greatly during her illness. May God make the suffering she endured a means of forgiveness for her shortcomings and elevate her rank. May God be her protector and helper.

· Recep Tayyip ErdoğanErdoğan offered prayers for Fatma Zehra Önen during the funeral ceremony.

Erdoğan offered prayers and asked those present to grant Önen their forgiveness. He said, “Our daughter Fatma Zehra suffered greatly during her illness. May God make the suffering she endured a means of forgiveness for her shortcomings and elevate her rank. May God be her protector and helper.”

He added, “As far as we knew her, she lived up to the name Fatma Zehra. God willing, may He gather us all together beneath the banner known as the Banner of Praise of our beloved Prophet.” Önen’s father kissed Erdoğan’s hand and thanked him. Her body was buried at Kilyos Cemetery.

As far as we knew her, she lived up to the name Fatma Zehra. God willing, may He gather us all together beneath the banner known as the Banner of Praise of our beloved Prophet.

· Recep Tayyip ErdoğanErdoğan continued his remarks about Önen during the funeral.
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Originally published by Sabah in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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