Over 92 athletes, 6 coaches and 21 journalists is the total death toll on sports in Turkiye, according to state-run Anadolu Agency

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ANKARA, February 17, 2023 - The earthquake death toll on sportsmen in Türkiye until today marked 92 athletes, over 6 coaches, 17 referees and officials from 15 different sports, according to statements of the state-run Anadolu Agency. Two devastating earthquakes hit central Türkiye in the region of Anatolia, Northern and Western Syria on Monday, 6 February, first reaching a magnitude of 7.8 degrees on the Richter scale, while the aftershock was recorded nine hours after with 7.7 degrees, prompting a humanitarian crisis with a combined death toll of over 42,300 victims including athletes and sports personnel, as several cities in both countries were razed to the ground and thousands of buildings collapsed in the following days displacing over half a million residents.

Source: Times analysis of satellite image of Kahramanmaraş city by Planet Labs; building footprints by Microsoft; Christopher Gras

Below are the names of sportspersons’ who lost their lives in Turkiye during the earthquake according to Anadolu Agency:

FOOTBALL
Eyüp Türkaslan, Yeni Malatyaspor.
H. Ibrahim Ölmez, Yeni Malatyaspor.
Uğur Kurt, Yeni Malatyaspor.
Burak Duraltı, Yeni Malatyaspor.
Taner Kahriman, Istiklalspor.
Hakan Doğan, Istiklalspor.
Saruhan Bolat, Istiklalspor.
Burhanettin Sever, Istiklalspor.
Verda Demetgül, Onvo Hatayspor.
Eda Püsküllü, Onvo Hatayspor.
Nurgül Özdemir, Onvo Hatayspor.
Mehdi Saedavi, Malatya BB Amputee Team
Hamed Matroudi, Malatya BB Amputee Team
M. Riza Mir Ahmadi, Malatya BB Amputee Team
Elvis Nkam Teneng, Malatya BB Amputee Team
M. Seyyid Orhan, Derikspor.
Elif Berra Uzun, 5 Ocak Demirspor.
Buse Coşkun, Beykentspor.
Mehmet Akan, Engelliler Spor Club.
Adiyaman Bld işitme, Engelliler Spor Club.
Arif Özdemir, Engelliler Spor Club.
Hatay Belediyesi işitme, Engelliler Spor Club.
Mehmet Erhan Önal, Antakya Belediyespor Club President.
Mustafa Abak, Şanlıurfa Gençlikspor coach.
Onur Akdeniz, Hatayspor Equipment Dealer.

BOXING
Sena Karakütük, Youth National Team Athlete.

VOLLEYBALL
Ümitcan Dogan, Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University
Azat Jumayev, Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University
Sevgi Cihangir, Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University
Ece Yürek, Hatay Volleyball Yıldız Team
Gamze Naz Cücük, Malatya BB Sports
Emine Arslan, Malatya BB Sports
Adıyaman Gençlerbirliği, Malatya BB Sports
Mehmet Can Ağırbaş, Malatya BB Sports
Murat Çiloğulları, Malatya BB Sports
Resul Gün, Malatya BB Sports
Görkem Can Gündüz, Malatya BB Sports
Tunahan Yıldız, Malatya BB Sports
Emincan Kocabaş, Malatya BB Sports
Ceren Akman, Rasus Kimya Hatay
Elçin Çinar, Rasus Kimya Hatay
Gözde Öztürk, Rasus Kimya Hatay
Dilek Mucuk, Rasus Kimya Hatay
Ahsen Baş, Rasus Kimya Hatay
İrem Kurtoğlu, Rasus Kimya Hatay
Feyzullah Köylü, Coach
Bedir Terlik, Üzümdalı Youth and Sports Club
Hasan Ekşi,Üzümdalı Youth and Sports Club
Betül Çoban Çakır, Volleyball player
Bedrettin Çakır, Volleyball player
Ümit Can Doğan, Assistant Coach
16 athletes passed away, KKTC Volleyball Team

BASKETBALL
Nilay Aydoğan, Çankaya University
Serhan Özdemir, Diyarbakir’s Sports Club President

WRESTLING
Ahmet Taş, Kahramanmaraş Büyükşehir Municipality
Mehmet Eskisarılı, Kahramanmaraş Büyükşehir Municipality
Ali Gürsoy, Kahramanmaraş Büyükşehir Municipality
Aslan Ekiz, Kahramanmaraş Büyükşehir Municipality
Eray Şimşek, Kahramanmaraş Büyükşehir Municipality
Halil Ibrahim Edirne, Kahramanmaraş Büyükşehir Municipality
Hasan Sarıtürk, Kahramanmaraş Büyükşehir Municipality
Ozan Daylı,Kahramanmaraş Büyükşehir Municipality
Ahmet Durman, Kahramanmaraş Büyükşehir Municipality

WEIGHTLIFTING
Akif Akben, Former National Team Coach
Yaşar Bekçi, Athlete

SHOOTING
Sefa Bayraktar

CYCLING
Semanur Baysal

E-SPORTS
Gizem Harmankaya, Turgutlu Municipality e-sports)

GYMNASTICS
Fatma Özbaytemur, Artistic Gymnast.

TENNIS
Murat Ali Yapar, Tennis Federation II Athlete.
Tuba Pidecioğlu, Tennis Coach.

TAEKWONDO
Cemal Toman, National Team Coach.

HANDBALL
Cemal Kütahya, Özel Vefakent Hatay, BB Sports.

ROWING
Mir Berke Mutlu,Adiyaman Youth and Sports Club.
Halil ibrahim Elvermez, Adiyaman Youth and Sports Club.
Mehmet Kadir Ozbilgin, Adiyaman Youth and Sports Club.

REFEREES
Adem Şahan
Eyyub Saydam
Yakup Yel
Cemil Can
Hasan Bihan
Cevher Çakmak
Eren Kılınç
Gülşah Boy
Nimet Akbulut
Durdu Mehmet Ak
Furkan Kürşad Demir, TFFHGD Kahramanmaraş region President
Mehmet Öztürk, Hatay ASKF President
Cevdet Karakurt, İl Gözlemcisi
Nuri Gülen, İl Gözlemcisi

Kemal Torun, Former national referee
Soner Koyuncuoğlu, Former national referee
Uğur Firat Karaca, Former Provincial Representative

FOOTBALL
Christian Atsu, Hatayspor (still missing)
Taner Savut, Hatayspor Sporting Director (still missing).

JOURNALISTS Below is a list of names of journalists who passed away due to the earthquake, divided by region, as provided from the Turkish Journalists Federation:

ADIYAMAN REGION
Kemal Öner (sports journalist)
Burak Alkuş
İskender Korkut
Ruhi Akan (sports journalist)
Hidayet Özdemir
Yunus Emre Doğan (sports journalist)
Zübeyir Prktaş
Muhammed Akan

HATAY REGION
Izzet Nazli (sports journalist)
Ayşe Figen Arlı
Gökhan Aklan (sports journalist)
Burak Milli (sports journalist)

İSKENDERRUN REGION
Neşet Alkan

ANTAKYA REGION
Erhan Yilmaz
H.Seid Okay
Mehmet Tekin
Berkay Akay
Mustafa Yüzbaşıoğlu (sports journalist)

KAHRAMANMARAŞ REGION
Fatih Nalbantbaşı (sports journalist)
Aziz Çevlik

ADANA REGION
Meltem Özgen