Orlando newlyweds are among the tens of thousands who perished in the catastrophic earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria Monday.
Orlando newlyweds were among the tens of thousands who perished in the catastrophic earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria Feb. 6.
Alex and Veronika Ilgin were spending time with family on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey with hopes to start a family of their own, said Vasilious “Billy” Poulos, a long-time friend of Alex’s.
Poulos said rescue teams found Alex Ilgin’s mother Wednesday and the couple, Thursday, deceased. All three were on their beds, he said. Alex Ilgin’s only brother identified the bodies under the rubble.
“For the last decade, Alex was someone I spoke to a dozen times a day for various reasons,” Poulos said. “When someone is that embedded in your daily life it’s confusing when you lose them. It doesn’t make sense.”
The couple married seven months ago. Alex Ilgin was a local mortgage broker and Veronika Ilgin worked as a nurse.
