Bereaved family mourn miner's death in Turkey

Описание: (17 Oct 2022)
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1. Mid of Habibe Ayvaz, mother of miner Selcuk Ayvaz, who died during the incident, touching dirt on top of Ayvaz' grave and saying UPSOUND (Turkish) "My darling, I am here. I have come."
2. Wide of father of Selcuk, Recep Ayvaz praying and Habibe Ayvaz sobbing
3. Mid of Habibe Ayvaz exclaiming UPSOUND (Turkish): "My one and only, where are you? My baby." with Recep Ayvaz sobbing next to her
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4. Wide of ambulances, rescue workers and field tents outside mine entrance
5. Mid of ambulances outside mine entrance
ANNOTATION: Friday's explosion at the state-owned Turkish Hard Coal Enterprise's mine in the Black Sea town of Amasra killed 41 miners and injured 11.
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6. Mid of mine where the incident took place
7. Wide of mine
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8. Mid of Selcuk Ayvaz' coffin
9. Wide of coffin
ANNOTATION: 33-year-old Selcuk Ayvaz was among the first to be buried, following a funeral on Saturday.
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10. Mid of Recep Ayvaz sobbing next to gravestone
11. Mid of mound where Selcuk Ayvaz is buried, wooden marler  on top of grave
12. Mid of Recep Ayvaz looking at picture of his son Selcuk Ayvaz
13. Close of photograph of Selcuk Ayvaz
ANNOTATION: Ayvaz's father rushed to Amasra from his village when he heard of the mine explosion.
14. Mid of Recep Ayvaz kissing photograph and saying UPSOUND (Turkish) "My baby."
15. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Recep Ayvaz, father of dead miner Selcuk Ayvaz:
++SOUNDBITE STARTS ON PREVIOUS SHOT++
"Our pain is huge. What can I say? My daughter-in-law is at home. She's about to give birth in two or three days. My wife is doing very badly. She fainted two or three times and the same for my daughter-in-law. They gave the (wife) two serums, the doctor said that she must rest, she did not accept it. She said: 'How can I sleep while my husband is there?'"
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16. Wide of women from Ayvaz family during funeral
17. Mid of social worker giving sobbing Elif Ayvaz, wife of Selcuk Ayvaz, a piece of chocolate
ANNOTATION: Ayvaz's distraught wife is expecting their third child - a boy.
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18. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Recep Ayvaz, father of dead miner Selcuk Ayvaz:
"We need to get them (the children) accustomed to it. When they ask 'where's my father's at age 10 or 15, I will tell them. But until they ask me, I will just accustom them."
19. Mid of Recep's parents walking along path to the cemetery, a relative helps Habibe Ayvaz walk while she sobs
STORYLINE:
"My one and only, where are you?" a mother cried at a cemetery beside a freshly-laid mound of earth.
She couldn't process the death of her 33-year-old son who was killed in a coal mine explosion in northern Turkey.
Selcuk Ayvaz was among the first to be buried, following a funeral on Saturday where his coffin was wrapped in the red and white Turkish flag.
Relatives told his stunned three-year-old daughter to say farewell to his coffin.
His wife, who is expecting their third child - a boy - any day now, was distraught, slowly eating a chocolate bar from the hand of a social worker.
Friday's explosion at the state-owned Turkish Hard Coal Enterprise's (TTK) mine in the Black Sea town of Amasra killed 41 miners and injured 11.
Ayvaz's father kissed a photo of him twice, saying "my baby."
Recep Ayvaz, said he rushed to Amasra from his village when he heard of the mine explosion.

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