Hasan Dogan, the head of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF), who died of a heart attack at the weekend, is being laid to rest in Istanbul on Monday.
A ceremony was held to commemorate Dogan at the TFF facilities in Istanbul's Levent district. Hundreds, including many statesmen and sportsmen, attended the ceremony.
He will be laid to rest after a funeral ceremony at Fatih Mosque.
Turkish President Abdullah Gul also left Ankara to attend the funeral ceremony.
Dogan, 52, died on Saturday after suffering a heart attack while holidaying in the southwest of Turkey. He was having a meal with national coach Fatih Terim in the popular resort of Bodrum when he was hospitalized after suffering a cardiac arrest.
Dogan, a prominent businessman, had been the head of the federation since February this year and last month saw the national team make it to the semi-finals of the Euro 2008 championships for the first time ever.
Dogan leaves behind a wife and two children.