Body of second crew member recovered from sunken Turkish ship

The Tuğberk İmamoğlu sank in the Sea of Marmara on September 2 after colliding with the commercial vessel ALSU. The ship had a crew of ten, all of whom went missing when it went down. The Silivri Chief Public Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation into the collision and sinking.

Search and rescue teams recovered an unidentified male body off Silivri during ongoing operations. The corpse was sent to the Council of Forensic Medicine for an autopsy to determine the cause of death and establish identity.

“I felt as if boiling water had been poured over me after hearing the news.”

Authorities have now identified the body as Second Captain Rahmi Temel. His family received the remains from the forensic institute after procedures were completed.

The funeral prayer will be held on Saturday, October 31, at Hacı Mustafa Beşikçioğlu Mosque in Karşıyaka, İzmir, following the noon prayer. Temel will then be buried.

Temel's brother Remzi spoke outside the forensic institute, saying he felt as if boiling water had been poured over him upon hearing the news. He said the family was distraught and that Temel leaves behind two daughters living in İzmir.

Remzi Temel said the family hoped the other missing crew members would also be recovered. He described the two-month ordeal as unbearable.