Thousands Bid Farewell to Ömer Bilal, the soldier martyred in Afrin

A large crowd accompanied the martyr funeral of Senior Infantry Sergeant Omer Bilal, martyred during the Operation Zeytin Dali (Olive Branch) in Afrin, conducted by Turkish Armed Forces against the terrorist organization PYD/PKK.

March 5, 2016, A9 TV

ADNAN OKTAR: It's a shame to have a martyr funeral with few people. It wouldn't look good for the image of that city or town. Look, after my warning, thanks to God, the funerals got more crowded. There should be at least three or five hundred people; this is how it should be, and this is the least we can do to show our love and respect for our martyrs. They use their young bodies as a shield against bullets just for God's sake. You're going to leave your house and attend the funeral, say Allah-u Akbar, worship; it will only take five minutes and you will be considered to have done a good deed just like daily praying You’re saying goodbye to a martyr. Every step you take is considered a good deed; you’re taking those steps for God’s sake.

February 4, 2016, A9 TV

ADNAN OKTAR: They sacrifice their bodies and lives in the name of God for our nation, flag, and country, to protect our country and the integrity of our territories.  Our brothers and sisters should make sure that they go to their funerals and that they have a very crowded funeral. Let's not say funeral but call it a farewell to our martyrs.

January 30, 2016, A9 TV

ADNAN OKTAR: Every martyr funeral should have at least two million people. This is it. You need to alarm everyone.

January 28, 2016, A9 TV

ADNAN OKTAR: They put martyrs in coffins. And they cover the coffins with the flag. First, martyrs are not enshrouded. Our heroes should be put in the graveyards with their clothes covered in blood, in their own uniforms. And martyr funerals cannot be done with one hundred, two hundred or a thousand people. Every time, there should be at least a million people there. The state should organize this. The earth and the sky must shake. The earth and the sky should shake with the chants of ’Allah-u Akbar’s.

A funeral ceremony was held in Gaziantep for Senior Infantry Sergeant Omer Bilal Akpinar, martyred during the Operation Zeytin Dali (Olive Branch) in Afrin, conducted by Turkish Armed Forces against the terrorist organization PYD/PKK. Tens of thousands of people paid their final respects to Akpinar in Karabuk.