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The Independent UK
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Harry Latham-Coyle

‘Beautiful person’: Goalkeeper dies in Turkey earthquake collapse

Yeni Matalyaspor

Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan, a Turkish goalkeeper, has died after Monday’s earthquake, his club Yeni Malatyaspor have confirmed.

The 28-year-old, who had played six times for the Turkish second division club since joining in 2021, had been missing since two major seismic events struck southern Turkey and northern Syria.

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