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 800.

Ahmet Umutlu

Industrialist
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 28/04/2018
Cause of Death Cancer
Place of Death Nigde

Ahmet Umutlu passed away due to cancer as a result of the sadness and troubles he encountered. His workers looted Umutlu’s factory.

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Kadir Guven, 77

Retired Officer
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 07/09/2020
Cause of Death Covid-19
Place of Death

Journalist Cevheri Guven’s father, Kadir Guven, passed away at 78, yearning for his son. However, the son of famous Cevheri Guven, who had to leave his country and was targeted by the regime, could not go to his father’s funeral and say his last prayer in the cemetery.

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Irfan Bayar

Worker
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 27/10/2017
Cause of Death Suicide (Allegedly)
Place of Death Kastamonu

 Irfan Bayar, a veteran in the 1997 Northern Iraq Operation, committed suicide after an investigation launched against him on terrorism charges.

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Hayrullah Tamturk, 40

Police Commissioner
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 21/11/2016
Cause of Death Suicide
Place of Death Sakarya

Hayrullah Tamturk was a patriotic Deputy Police Commissioner who served in Bilecik. However, he was expelled by Decree-Law, and he allegedly committed suicide because he could not cope with what he endured.

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Cemil Dilber, 57

Agricultural Engineer
Date of Detention 01.09.2016 Afyon
Death Date 21/03/2019
Cause of Death Abuse,Heart attack
Place of Death Afyon,Dinar Prison

Cemil Dilber, 57, who had a heart attack on the visit day in prison, passed away. He was hospitalized after he had a heart attack in Dinar Prison, Afyon. However, due to neglect, recklessness and malice, Dilber was sent back to prison and lost his life.

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Vahdettin Demirtas

Religion Culture Teacher
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 28/07/2018
Cause of Death Cancer,sadness
Place of Death Bursa

Vahdettin Demirtas was one of the first volunteer teachers of Turkmenistan. After 9 years of service, he returned to his country. Demirtas contracted cancer from sadness. Due to the arrest warrant against him, the education volunteer, who was hiding and unable to receive the necessary treatment, succumbed to cancer and died.

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Beyza Ozden, 27

Educator,Dormitory Manager
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 03/09/2020
Cause of Death Cancer,sadness
Place of Death Istanbul

Beyza Ozden was arrested for working as a director in a private dormitory affiliated with Hizmet Movement and shut down by the regime. She couldn’t take it anymore and diagnosed with cancer at a young age. Ozden died at the age of 27.

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Ilkay Mutlu, 38

Educator
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 30/08/2018
Cause of Death Cancer
Place of Death

Ilkay Mutlu, 38, was a teacher and expelled from the profession she loved, both herself and her husband, with the Decree-Law. As a result of the suffering she endured, she got cancer. After being dismissed from her job, Mrs Mutlu was reinstated by saying ‘pardon’; nevertheless, she could not overcome cancer and passed away due to the troubles she experienced, as well as social pressure and sadness.

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Huseyin Baydar, 52

Theologian-Educator
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 12/01/2021
Cause of Death Corona
Place of Death Nigeria

Hussein Baydar was a theologian who devoted himself to education. He has strived to provide educational opportunities to people in various parts of the world, especially in Africa. He came to Nigeria in 2012. On January 12, 2021, he  passed away due to the corona virus he had contracted.

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