Aylin Cesur
LIVE: Turkey bids farewell to former president Demirel
A state funeral is being held in Ankara for former Turkish President and seven-time Prime Minister Süleyman Demirel, who died aged 90 on June 17.
Demirel's body was taken from his house on Güniz Street, located in the Tunal? neighborhood of Ankara, at 8 a.m. on June 19, and brought to the Turkish parliament for the state ceremony that was held between 9 and 9:45 a.m.
State ceremony to be held for late Turkish President Demirel
Former Turkish Prime Minister and President Süleyman Demirel, who passed away at the age of 90 early on June 17, will be laid to rest in his hometown of ?slamköy in Turkey's south after a state ceremony in the capital on June 19.