Turkaslan unfortunately died at the age of 28.

(taken from twitter)

[Reporter Liang Weiming/Comprehensive Report] The recent earthquake in southeastern Turkey caused serious casualties and continued to rise. After the missing former Premier League star Christian Atsu from Ghana was injured and rescued, another Turkish professional team goalkeeper Tur Unfortunately, Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan died at the age of 28. The fans were quite sad when they heard the news.

According to "Daily Mail" and other foreign media reports, the rescue team of Turkaslan, which lost contact on Monday, found its body on Tuesday under the collapsed rubble after the strong earthquake.

Malatya Sports Club, Turkey's second tier, confirmed the news and mourned on the team's official Twitter: "Our goalkeeper lost his life after the building collapsed in the earthquake. Rest in peace. We will not forget you, wonderful people .”

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Former teammate Moussa Sow also posted a message of remembrance: "You are a very good person, very friendly and respectful. It is a pleasure to meet you."　

Fortunately, Turkaslan's wife, Kubra Turkaslan, survived after being rescued from the rubble earlier.

Based on humanitarian and crisis management, all professional football matches in Turkey have been postponed indefinitely.　

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