Alameddine associate Murat Gulasi farewelled after sudden death in Turkish gym

A high-ranking underworld associate has been laid to rest in Sydney by hundreds— including a few well-known faces— a week after his sudden death in Turkey

High-ranking underworld associate Murat Gulasi has been laid to rest in Sydney, less than a week after his sudden death in Turkey.

Gulasi, 33, died of a suspected heart attack in front of shocked friends after a gym session last Friday night Australian time.

He was known to be receiving treatment for a heart condition before leaving Sydney earlier this year.

Gulasi’s body landed back home on Wednesday, with hundreds turning up at Gallipoli Mosque in Auburn on Thursday to pay their respects to a man police sources described as a low-key, but powerful member of the Alameddine crime clan.

Security guards stood at the entrance to the mosque as his coffin, draped in a green Islamic sheet, sat at the entrance to the mosque.

Murat Gulasi (far right) has been laid to rest after dying suddenly last week in Turkey. He is pictured with associates Massod Zakaria (far left) and Ali “Ay Huncho” Younes (centre).

Infamous rapper Ali “Ay Huncho” Younes prays over the coffin of his good mate Murat Gulasi, who was laid to rest on Thursday.

Mourners including alleged Hells Angels bikie Mustafa Hafizi (back right) pay tribute to Gulasi at Gallipoli Mosque in Auburn.

Mourners lined up down the stairs waiting to pray over his body.

Among those gathered were fellow alleged Alameddine associates Ali “Ay Huncho” Younes, Mostafa Hafizi and Mohamad Alameddine.

Gulasi died of a suspected heart attack in Turkey last Friday Australian time.

The 33-year-old’s body was returned to Australia on Wednesday, less than a week after his death.

Younes was one of Gulasi’s closest mates and took to Instagram in the aftermath of his death to pay tribute.

“My beautiful big brother, my heart hurts. I’m lost I love you so much my akhi,” he wrote.

“This life isn’t going to be the same without you. Sleep well big bro I love you (to) death.”

NSW Police allege the Alameddine clan has been central to the gangland war unfolding on Sydney’s streets over the past two years, with a total of 16 people killed so far.

Gulasi was himself lucky not to have been killed when he was shot multiple times as he walked into World Gym at Prospect on November 29, 2021.