Crematorium proposed in Mediterranean province

Hurriyet Daily

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A company that offers funeral services for foreigners in the Mediterranean province of Antalya  has submitted a proposal to the local metropolitan municipality to construct a crematorium to process the remains of foreigners in the area, daily Hürriyet reported today.

 "We have frequently had cremation requests in recent years. However, we send [bodies] to their countries because there is no possibility [of cremating them here]," said Murat Arslanoğlu, the chairman of the funeral company, Fempa. "I think Turkey will improve in subjects like tourism and human rights, if a crematory is opened. There are also demands from Turks but it is not enough."

 According to the plan, which was designed in the United States, the crematorium will have the capacity of conducting three to four cremations per day. Natural gas or LPG will be used as fuel, while the bodies will be cremated at 850 degrees Celsius. There will also be monitoring rooms for families in the crematorium in addition to other cremation rooms.

 The project, which is expected to cost 900,000 Turkish Liras, is currently being examined by the municipality, Hürriyet reported, citing daily Akşam as a source.

 Antalya Metropolitan Mayor Mustafa Akaydın has previously said that a crematorium would be useful given the decreasing amount of space in the city’s cemeteries.

Note : Personally I wouldnt prefer to be cremated [altough flesh and bone will perish even it is under ground] however there are many foreigners who have been looking forward to such place to be opened in Turkiye for long time.[and  may be some Turks too].

It´s a matter of process.....I would not want to be creamated either.

Dust to dust is slower, more energy efficient. It would seem creamation uses a lot of energy and contributes to global warming, among other things. 

If one is embalmed and put in one of those sealed water proof coffins & vaults, it´s pretty anti environment as well.