Van’da meydana gelen 7.2 büyüklüğündeki deprem sonrası Van Havalima nı’nda yaşanan yoğunluk nedeniyle personele eğitim vermek amacıyla bu kente giden ve 5.6’lık 2’nci depremde yıkılan Bayram Oteli enkazında hayatını kaybeden Antalya Havalimanı’nda görevli 43 yaşındaki Tarkan Aydın, dün Antalya’da gözyaşları arasında toprağa verildi.
Artık kırmızı halıların ve pırıltılı heykelciklerin ellerde havaya yükseldiği o günlere çok yaklaştık. Sinema sektörü için ödül sezonu başladı ve bizi o sezonun en büyük ödülü olan Oscar’a taşıyacak; onun habercisi olarak da adlandırılan Altın Küre (Golden Globe) ödüllerinin adayları açıklandı. Geçen yıl tarihinde görülmemiş bir törene ve skandallara imza atan ödüller bu yıl da, geçen sene yaşananların gölgesinde gerçekleşeceğe benziyor.
#Altın Küre ÖdülleriVAN’da depreminden sonra havalimanında yaşanan yoğunluk nedeniyle eğitim amaçlı Van’a giden Antalya Havalimanında görevli Tarkan Aydın, yıkılan Bayram Otel’inin enkazında hayatını kaybetti. Aydın, facebook sayfasında profil fotoğrafına sarı kart koyarken, ‘VAN way tikcet’ (Van bileti) diyerek deprem bölgesine gideceğini yazmıştı.
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