Inter’s Hakan Calhanoglu and Atalanta’s Merih Demiral paid tribute to Turkish footballer Ahmet Calik, who tragically passed away this morning in a car crash.
The 27-year-old Konyaspor defender was travelling on a motorway in the Turkish capital Ankara when he lost control of his vehicle, which crashed off into a ditch. He was sadly pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
Calhanoglu expressed his grief over the news of Calik’s death on Twitter, posting of photo of himself with his friend and saying: “May you rest in heaven, my brother. Rest in peace brother.”
Mekanın cennet olsun kardeşim.
Rest in peace brother. pic.twitter.com/w8qNdo5zry
— Hakan Çalhanoğlu (@hakanc10) January 11, 2022
Demiral also posted a tribute to Calik, saying: “I really don’t know what to say.. Although we haven’t met personally, I’ve always heard good things about him. No one knows how good a person he is. Rest in peace. I wish patience and condolences to the grief-stricken family and the Konyaspor community.”
Gerçekten ne diyeceğimi bilemiyorum.. Şahsen tanışamasak da hakkında hep güzel şeyler duydum. Ne kadar iyi insan olduğunu bilmeyen yoktur. Allah rahmet eylesin. Kederli ailesine ve Konyaspor camiasına sabır ve başsağlığı diliyorum. pic.twitter.com/3UoIgqjGrY
— Merih Demiral (@Merihdemiral) January 11, 2022
RIP
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