Turkish lawmaker, family killed in earthquake

Bodies of AK party lawmaker, family found by search, rescue teams

By Aykut Yilmaz and Kemal Ceylan

ADIYAMAN, Türkiye (AA) - A lawmaker from Türkiye’s Justice and Development (AK) party was killed in an earthquake that hit southern, officials said Tuesday.

Yakup Tas’s body was found alongside his wife, sister, sister-in-law, nephew, niece and a grandchild in Adiyaman province after search and rescue teams found the family.

Tas was in his constituency for a funeral the previous day when the 7.7- and 7.6- magnitude quakes struck.

Born June 16, 1959, in Adiyaman, Tas served as a 27-term deputy.

He was married with six children.




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