Veteran journalist, former CHP leader Öymen dies at 93
Tamara Ceaikovski
ANKARA Altan Öymen, a veteran journalist, writer and former leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party ( CHP ), died July 19 at the age of 93 while being treated for pneumonia. Öymen passed away due to multiple organ failure in intensive care, authorities said. A state ceremony will be held at the parliament on July 21. Funeral prayers are scheduled for July 22 at the Teşvikiye Mosque in Istanbul, and he will be laid to rest at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery. Political figures across the
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