UPDATES WITH MORE CONDOLENCES, EDITS THROUGHOUT
By Tugba Yardimci
BAYBURT, Turkey (AA) - The body of an Anadolu Agency correspondent was located in a stream on Thursday two weeks after he went missing.
Abdulkadir Nisanci was on a mission at Mt. Soganli, located between northeastern Bayburt and Trabzon provinces, when he fell off a cliff on May 10.
Nisanci slipped when a mass of snow he stepped on broke loose.
Search and rescue teams were on the lookout for Nisanci since the incident occurred.
His body was at last found in a stream a kilometer (0.6 miles) away from the cliff he fell off.
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu conveyed his condolences over the death.
"I was saddened to learn that Anadolu Agency correspondent Abdulkadir Nisanci, who had fallen off a cliff at the Mt. Soganli while covering a news, has lost his life," Cavusoglu tweeted.
Separately, he called Senol Kazanci, director general of Anadolu Agency, to offer his condolences.
In a Twitter post, Vice President Fuat Oktay, Presidential aide Ibrahim Kalin and Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy also sympathized with Nisanci’s family and colleagues.
Istanbul mayoral candidates Binali Yildirim, running for the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party and Ekrem Imamoglu of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) also expressed sorrow over the death of Nisanci.
Imamoglu also conveyed his condolences to the families of three martyrs.
Turkish Journalists' Association (TGC) joint the condolences, saying journalism is one of the most difficult professions in the world.
Press Agents Platform also wished God's mercy on Nisanci and extended condolences to his family, press community and Anadolu Agency.
*Huseyin Kulaoglu, Elif Kucuk, Andac Hongur and Mucahit Turetken from Istanbul, Baris Gundogan, Ferdi Turkten, Muhammed Boztepe and Ahmet Furkan Mercan from Ankara contributed to this story.