Meral Okay: Difference between revisions

Her husband Yaman Okay died in 1993 at the age of 41 from [[pancreatic cancer]].<ref name=zaman/> In the summer months of 2011, Meral Okay was diagnosed with [[lung cancer]]. She died from complications of the disease on April 9, 2012, at the age of 52.<ref name=zaman/><ref name="ntv">{{cite news |url=http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/id/25241393/ |newspaper=NTV MSNBC |title='Evet kanserim' |date=2011-08-15 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2012-04-21 }}</ref> Following the religious funeral at [[Bebek Mosque]], she was buried beside her husband's grave at the [[Zincirlikuyu Cemetery]].<ref name="trt"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://gundem.milliyet.com.tr/-adamlarin-adami-nin-yanina-defnedilecek/gundem/gundemdetay/10.04.2012/1526028/default.htm |newspaper=[[Milliyet]] |title=‘Adamların Adamı’nın yanına defnedilecek |date=2012-04-10 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2012-04-21 }}</ref>