Erdogan will participate in funeral ceremony of Osman Yagmurdereli, Istanbul parliamentarian of Justice & Development (AK) Party, who passed away early on Saturday.

State ministers Cemil Cicek and Murat Basesgioglu, Health Minister Recep Akdag and Transportation Minister Binali Yildirim also arrived in Istanbul with Erdogan.

Yagmurdereli, who died of cancer, will be laid to rest in Asiyan Cemetery.

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