Who were those killed in İstanbul explosion?

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The names of the six people killed in the explosion on İstanbul's İstiklal Avenue yesterday (November 13) were given by the Minister of Interior Affairs Süleyman Soylu last night.

Those who lost their lives in the explosion are Arzu Özsoy, born in 1984 in İstanbul and her daughter born in 2007 in Ereğli, 1988 Palu doğumlu Yusuf Meydan born in 1988 in Palu, Elazığ and his daughter Ecrin Meydan born in 2013 in Seyhan, Adem Topkara born in 1982 in Gümüşhane and his wife born in 1995 in Rize.

The Topkara couple had a daughter. Adem Topkara's sister shared the photograph of the couple in a tweet and said, "My brother Adem Topkara and his wife Elif Topkara. We lost these two beautiful people today in the explosion in Taksim. We can only say damn with terrorism and an ember burns only where it falls...

Kardeşim Adem Topkara ve eşi M Elif Topkara’yı bu iki güzel insanı bugun taksimde meydana gelen patlamada kaybettik. Teröre lanet olsun demekten başka bir şey gelmiyor elden ve ateş sadece düştüğü yeri yakıyor… pic.twitter.com/KLlboYuMZq

— Şaduman TOPKARA (@s_tpkr) November 13, 2022

Yusuf Meydan (34) and his 9 year old daughter also lost their lives in the explosion. Meydan was working at the Ministry of Family and Social Services. The dead bodies of the father and daughter who had come to İstanbul from Adana for the engagement ceremony of a family member were sent to Adana for the funeral.

* Süleyman Soylu, the Minister of Interior Affairs has posted a message on his social media accounts together with a photograph and said "We have bid farewell and sent Yusuf Meydan and his daughter Ecrin to Adana..."

Derya Yanık, the Minister of Family and Social Services also shared a post. Yanık said, "Our heart burnt with the grim news that came from the wicked attack in İstanbul. We have lost our colleague Yusuf Merdan and his daughter Ecrin."

*Yusuf and Ecrin Meydan

Arzu Özsoy (38) and her daughter Yağmur Uçar (15) have also lost their lives.

Yağmur Uçar's father, Nurettin Uçar shared the details of the funeral ceremony to be held. 

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