World · Middle East · 8 hrs ago
Grandmother and granddaughter with the same name die on the same day
Naime Tekin, 36, died in Antalya on November 7 after receiving cancer treatment for about a year.
She lived in Serik and was the mother of one child.
Her 87-year-old grandmother, also named Naime Tekin, lived in Isparta.
The grandmother died on the same day after hearing that her granddaughter had died; no cause of her death is given.
The two deaths happened on the same day in different parts of southern Turkey.
Their funerals were scheduled for the following day, with the granddaughter to be buried in Serik and her grandmother in Isparta.
Naime Tekin, 36, died on 7 November at a hospital in Antalya after about a year of cancer treatment.
Her 87-year-old grandmother, also named Naime Tekin, died in Isparta on the same day after learning of her granddaughter’s death.
The granddaughter lived in Kırbaş neighbourhood in Serik and was married with one child.
The two women’s funerals were due to be held on 8 November.
The granddaughter was to be buried in Kırbaş Cemetery in Serik, while her grandmother was to be buried in Isparta.
- Who
- Naime Tekin, 36, and her 87-year-old grandmother, also named Naime Tekin.
- What
- The granddaughter and grandmother died on the same day.
- When
- 7 November. The funerals were scheduled for 8 November.
- Where
- The granddaughter died at a hospital in Antalya; her grandmother lived in Isparta.
- Why
- The grandmother died after receiving news of her granddaughter’s death. The granddaughter had been receiving cancer treatment for about a year.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The granddaughter began receiving cancer treatment.
The granddaughter died at a hospital in Antalya.
Her grandmother died in Isparta after hearing of her granddaughter’s death.
The women’s funerals were scheduled to take place.
- Granddaughter
- Naime Tekin, 36
- Grandmother
- Naime Tekin, 87
- Date of deaths
- 7 November
- Granddaughter’s location
- Hospital in Antalya
- Grandmother’s location
- Isparta
- Treatment
- About one year of cancer treatment