{
  "id": 18542572,
  "title": "Turkish pilgrim dies after collapsing during prayers before Umrah flight",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/turkish-pilgrim-dies-after-collapsing-during-prayers-before-umrah",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T17:32:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/turkish-pilgrim-dies-after-collapsing-during-prayers-before-umrah-flight-1.500738920"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Dubai: A 68-year-old Turkish man died after collapsing while leading prayers at an airport in central Türkiye, moments before he was due to travel to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah, local media reported on Friday. Abdullah Özkan, a retired imam from the Beyşehir district of Konya, was dressed in ihram, the traditional white garments worn by male pilgrims, when he suddenly collapsed while praying…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}