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Turkish handball team captain Cemal Kütahya dies in earthquake

BERLIN, February 14 (dpa/EP) -.

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Turkish handball team captain Cemal Kütahya dies in earthquake

BERLIN, February 14 (dpa/EP) -

Turkey handball team captain Cemal Kütahya has died in last week's devastating earthquakes in the south of the country and neighboring Syria, along with his five-year-old son, the Turkish Handball Federation has confirmed.

"It is with deep sadness that we have learned of the death of Cemal Kütahya, captain of our men's national handball team, and his son Çinar Kütahya, who were buried under the rubble of the house where they lived in the city of Antakya," said the federal body in a statement.

Kütahya, 32, played for Hatay Büyük?ehir Belediyespor, leaders of the Ottoman league, and was captain of the national team. The right-back was also one of the best players in the Turkish beach handball team, being the top scorer at the 2021 European Championship.

Kütahya is one of several athletes who have not survived the earthquakes on February 6, which according to Tuesday's figures have claimed the lives of more than 37,000 people, with thousands more still missing.