Heart-breaking funeral in the small German town

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag and Forestry & Water Works Minister Veysel Eroglu attended the funeral ceremony of eight Turkish citizens who lost their lives in Sunday's apartment fire in Germany's Backnang town. Bozdag said that German authorities should certainly find out the reason of the fire, adding that they were expecting a detailed investigation to be carried out. We hope it was not an arson or racist attack, said Bozdag, adding that Turkey was ready to help the investigation. Turkish President Abdullah Gul, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and all Turkish citizens are supporting Turks living in Germany, he said. Forestry & Water Works Minister Veysel Eroglu also attended the ceremony. Seven children -between the ages of 6 months and 17 years- and their mother lost their lives in a fire which broke out in Backnang city of Germany on Sunday. Their bodies were found at the first floor of the house. Police said the fire was estimated to erupt due to a broken stove and there was no sign of an arson yet. Nazli Ozkan Soykan (40), Hatice (17),  Yilmaz (14), Abdulkadir (8), Izzet (7), Yasin (6), Ahmet (3), and Murat ( 6 months) lost her lives in the fire. Bodies of Germany fire victims sent to Turkey Following the funeral ceremony, bodies of the victims were sent to Turkey. Bozdag and Eroglu also left for Turkey by a plane of Turkish Airlines together with the funerals. The plane will land in Istanbul. The funerals will be sent to western Afyonkarahisar province after an autopsy was performed on the bodies in Istanbul.