Who is Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan Malatyaspor goalkeeper found dead in Turkey earthquake

Who is Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan Malatyaspor goalkeeper found dead in Turkey earthquake

After the earthquake that struck Turkey, the body of Ahmet Eyup Türkaslan, the goalie for Malatyaspor, was found buried beneath the rubble

Turkey was struck by not one but four earthquakes in quick succession, the first of which had a magnitude of 7.8 and was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of people and the destruction of dozens of buildings. In addition to the adjacent country of Syria, people on the island of Cyprus, in Egypt, and in Iraq all reported feeling the tremors as well.

Who is Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan Malatyaspor goalkeeper found dead in Turkey earthquake and his age

Born in Turkey on September 11th, 1994, Ahmet Eyup Türkaslan was a goalkeeper who used to play for Yeni Malatyaspor. Ahmet Eyup began his professional career in 2013 with Bugsasspor, and then in the 2016–17 season, he went on loan to Osmanlspor to play for them for a little while.

On June 3, 2017, he played in his first professional game for Osmanlspor, which was a defeat against Beşiktaş by the score of 4-0. His formal contract was with Osmanlispor, and he continued to play for the club for the next three seasons after that before making the transition to Ümraniyespor in 2020.

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The year after that, Ahmet Eyup entered into a contract with Yeni Malatyaspor for a single year. Ahmet Eyup was one of the people who lost their lives as a result of the earthquakes that occurred in Turkey and Syria on February 6, 2023.

Recent earthquake has taken lives of thousand people in Turkey and Syria

Two devastating earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria on the same day, January 6, 2023, and claimed the lives of nearly 2,500 people. The death toll is expected to climb despite the fact that search and rescue activities are being carried out in the surrounding region. This is due to the fact that many buildings have been brought down, and it is believed that a large number of people are buried under the debris.

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The first earthquake, which had a magnitude of 7.8 and occurred while people were sleeping, was one of the most powerful to hit the region in at least a century. Cairo and Cyprus were both able to report feeling its effects.

The European Mediterranean Seismological Center has released some preliminary information indicating that the epicentre of the second major earthquake, which measured 7.7 on the moment magnitude scale and took place at a depth of 2 kilometres, was located 67 kilometres (42 miles) northeast of Kahramanmaraş in Turkey (EMSC). There have been over a hundred lesser aftershocks after the initial quake.

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