February 22 – The body of Hatayspor sporting director Taner Savut (pictured) has been recovered more than two weeks after the devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria in which more than 47,000 people have died.
Savut had been missing since February 6 and his body was found close to where that of the club’s Ghanaian international forward Christian Atsu was also discovered. Both lived in the same luxury 12-story building in Antakya, Hatay province.
“We feel the deep sorrow of losing our Sporting Director Taner Savut,” Hatayspor said on Twitter on Tuesday.
The Turkish Football Federation and Super Lig clubs Galatasaray and Fenerbahce were among those to pay their condolences.
The contractor of the Ronesans Rezidans building – where Atsu and Savut lived - was detained at Istanbul Airport more than a week ago, apparently trying to leave the country.
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