Former Turkish basketball participant, Asim Pars was discovered lifeless at his residence in Kalesija, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Monday.
He was 48 years previous.
Police confirmed that Pars’s physique was found in his household residence within the northeastern city.
Born in 1976, Pars started his basketball profession with the Sloboda Tuzla staff in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992.
He relocated to Türkiye through the Balkan Wars, which lasted from 1992 to 1995, and went on to take pleasure in a profitable skilled profession.
During his time in Türkiye, Pars performed for a number of outstanding groups, together with Galatasaray, Tuborg Pilsener, Ulkerspor, TOFAŞ, Fenerbahçe, Efes Pilsen, Pınar Karşıyaka, Türk Telekom, Mersin Buyukşehir Belediye, and Erdemirspor.
Notably, he was a part of the Turkish nationwide staff that secured a silver medal on the 2001 European Basketball Championship.
The Turkish basketball group mourns Pars’s passing, with condolences flooding in from numerous quarters.
Hidayet Türkoğlu, president of the Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF), expressed his sorrow on social media: “I was saddened to learn of the passing of Asım Pars, a significant figure in Turkish basketball. I wish peace for the deceased and extend my condolences to his family and the basketball community.”
The TBF additionally launched a press release, saying, “We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our former national team player Asım Pars. We wish him peace and extend our condolences to his family and the basketball community.”
Numerous golf equipment and athletes, together with Anadolu Efes, Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe, Karşıyaka, TOFAŞ, and Türk Telekom, have shared messages of sympathy for Pars’s household throughout this tough time.
Source: www.dailysabah.com