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Imam found dead in a cemetery in Tarsus
Halil Kısa, a 51-year-old imam at Yanıkdam Mosque, was found dead in a cemetery in Tarsus, in Turkey’s Mersin province.
He had gone to the cemetery after afternoon prayers, reportedly to cut wood.
When his family could not reach him, they alerted emergency services.
Medical staff found him lying motionless and confirmed he had died.
Officials believe he may have fallen from a tree.
His body was taken to a morgue for an autopsy.
The autopsy is expected to help establish how he died.
An imam was found dead in a cemetery in Tarsus, in Mersin province.
Halil Kısa, 51, worked at Yanıkdam Mosque.
He reportedly went to a cemetery in Alibeyli neighbourhood to cut wood after afternoon prayers.
His relatives contacted authorities after they could not reach him, and emergency medical and police teams were sent to the cemetery.
Officials assessed that he had died after falling from a tree, and his body was taken to a morgue for an autopsy.
- Who
- Halil Kısa, a 51-year-old imam at Yanıkdam Mosque.
- What
- He was found dead in a cemetery. Authorities assessed that he had died after falling from a tree.
- When
- After afternoon prayers; the date of the incident is not stated.
- Where
- A cemetery in Alibeyli neighbourhood, Tarsus, Mersin province.
- Why
- He reportedly went there to cut wood. Authorities assessed that his death followed a fall from a tree.
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Kısa reportedly went to the cemetery to cut wood.
They notified authorities, and medical and police teams were sent to the cemetery.
Medical personnel found Kısa motionless and confirmed that he had died.
His body was taken to a morgue for an autopsy.
- Name
- Halil Kısa
- Age
- 51
- Occupation
- Imam at Yanıkdam Mosque
- Location
- Alibeyli neighbourhood, Tarsus, Mersin province
- Reported cause
- Authorities assessed that he died after falling from a tree
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