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Retired officer who died at pension protest to be buried today

This story is from 26 September 2026.

Retired police officer Ali Şekeroğlu, who took his own life at a rally in Ankara demanding a flat-rate raise for pensioners, will be buried at Elvanköy Cemetery after the noon funeral prayer today.

Şekeroğlu's funeral prayer will be held at Ahi Mesut Söğüt Mosque. Trade union confederation DİSK said pensions must be raised to a level that allows a humane life.

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