City and province of Kahramanmaraş On Wednesday, Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu leader of the Great Union Party (Turkish| Büyük Birlik Partisi – BBP)  died in a helicopter crash that claimed six lives. The helicopter crashed in a mountainous region near the city of Kahramanmaraş , and rescue efforts were hampered by stormy weather. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey  related that 2,000 personnel had assisted in the search and rescue to locate the downed helicopter. Thick fog compounded by a snow blizzard hampered efforts. Ismail Gunes, an Ihlas News Agency cameraman, called an emergency line on his cell phone after the crash. He reported that the others on board appeared dead, and he himself was trapped with a broken foot. "May his soul rest in peace. I am expressing my condolences to all his family members and the community," said the Minister of Justice, Mehmet Ali Şahin .
 On Wednesday, , leader of the ( Büyük Birlik Partisi – BBP) , died in a helicopter crash that claimed six lives. The helicopter crashed in a mountainous region near the city of , and rescue efforts were hampered by stormy weather. , of the Republic of Turkey , related that 2,000 personnel had assisted in the search and rescue to locate the downed helicopter. Thick fog compounded by a snow blizzard hampered efforts. Ismail Gunes, an cameraman, called an emergency line on his cell phone after the crash. He reported that the others on board appeared dead, and he himself was trapped with a broken foot. "May his soul rest in peace. I am expressing my condolences to all his family members and the community," said the Minister of Justice, .
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Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu
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Great Union Party (Turkish|
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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister
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Mehmet Ali Şahin