This site is a database work created to be a memory of Tenkil victim’s deaths of under detention, in exile, of diseases, work accidents, imprisoned, suicide, and other deaths in the Aegean Sea and Maritza River; and also the abductions and other human rights violations. According to our database records, the number of people who died during the Tenkil process has exceeded 1200.

Vahip Kara

Vahip Kara

Retired
Detention date Unknown.
Date of death 21/01/2019
Cause of death Sadness,Stroke
Place of death Erzurum

Vahip Kara was paralyzed and in intensive care for 3 years. His condition was critical. His teacher son Gokhan Kara was arrested for a witch hunt after July 15 and has been in prison for 2 years.  Father Vahip Kara passed away before he could see his son for the last time.

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Ercan Bilici

Ercan Bilici

Police Officer
Detention date Unknown.
Date of death 22/07/2016
Cause of death Suicide(Allegedly),depression
Place of death Bingol

The police officer Ercan Bilici allegedly ended his life with a gun in the guard post while on duty at Adakli District Government Office, Bingol.

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Abdulvahit Tuncay

Abdulvahit Tuncay

Policeman
Detention date Unknown.
Date of death 01/05/2021
Cause of death Neglect / Cancer
Place of death Ankara

Abdulvahit Tuncay, a former police officer who was diagnosed with cancer due to negligence in prison, passed away on May 1, 2021. Tuncay was not released despite having stage 4 pancreatic cancer, cirrhosis and collecting water in his lungs.

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Kubra Kuzan

Kubra Kuzan, 5

Children
Detention date Unknown.
Date of death 14/02/2021
Cause of death Brainstem Tumor
Place of death

When Kubra was a 5-month-old baby, her father was unlawfully arrested. In February 2020, she was diagnosed with a brain stem tumour at a young age. While her little body was in pain, her only prayer in her tongue was, “O Almighty, please give back me my father”. However, her imprisoned father was not allowed to see her. Little Kubra died on February 14, 2021, longing for her father.

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Ayse Dogan

Ayse Dogan, 34

Teacher
Detention date Unknown.
Date of death 08/08/2019
Cause of death Cancer
Place of death Bergama

It was not enough for the regime to expel Ayse teacher from her profession with a Degree-Law, and they also decertified her work permit.When her father’s death followed her husband’s detention, the sadness, stress and anxiety endured by the young teacher led to gastric cancer. She succumbed to cancer and died.

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Ismail Aygun

Ismail Aygun

Businessman
Detention date 09.06.2026 Bursa
Date of death 20/11/2018
Cause of death Colon cancer
Place of death Bursa

Ismail Aygun was one of the well-known tradesmen of Bursa. Despite having colon cancer, he was detained by the regime. Although Aygun was released later, the stress and sadness he experienced and the adverse effects of his treatment process, Aygun passed away at the age of 56.

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Aydin Ergun

Aydin Ergun

Detention date Unknown.
Date of death 06/02/2020
Cause of death Cancer
Place of death Sakarya

Alican Ergun is one of the cadets sentenced to life imprisonment. His father, Aydin Ergun, could not cope with the injustices and longing of his son and died of cancer.

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Filiz Duvencioglu

Filiz Duvencioglu, 34

Health technician
Detention date Unknown.
Date of death 17/01/2018
Cause of death Cancer
Place of death Ankara

Filiz Duvencioglu had been cured of cancer for a long period of time. However, when she was dismissed from her profession, and never-ending successive detentions frayed her nerves, she was diagnosed with cancer again, which she could not overcome. Unfortunately, the young woman passed away.

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Nur Maden

Nur Maden, 36

Kindergarten Teacher
Detention date 09.06.2026 Kastamonu
Date of death 21/11/2017
Cause of death Drowning in Aegean Sea
Place of death Aegean Sea, near Lesbos

The teacher family Maden couple, who were expelled from their professions and their assets were confiscated with the statutory decree, could not withstand the pressure they experienced, and took their children aged 7, 10 and 13 with them and boarded the boat to go to Lesbos Island in Greece. While the boat capsized on the death journey, the whole family of 5 died by drowning.

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Cengiz Karakurt

Cengiz Karakurt, 41

Physics teacher
Detention date 01.01.2017 Siirt
Date of death 22/09/2020
Cause of death Imprisoned death, heart disease
Place of death Siirt Prison

Cengiz Karakurt was a physics teacher who was fired with a Statutory Decree. Karakurt, who was put in Siirt prison despite having open heart surgery, fell to the ground during census in the ward and died in the intensive care unit

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