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.

Kasim Sonmez

Police officer
Date of Detention 20.09.2025 Hatay
Death Date 23/03/2020
Cause of Death Attack
Place of Death Hatay

Kasim Sonmez was a police officer who was dismissed by Decree-Law. Then, as if the social pressure, economic troubles and stress he was experiencing were not enough, he died in an attack by substance addicts on March 23, 2020.

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Ozlem Kuru

Teacher
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 05/12/2017
Cause of Death Cancer
Place of Death Balikesir

Ozlem Kuru was diagnosed with cancer due to sadness and stress after her purge. After a while, she succumbed to the disease and died. Her husband, Murat Kuru, was arrested a short period of time later. The psychology of Iclal (6), who lost both her mother and father one after another, deteriorated. The little girl began to receive treatment.

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Bahar Maden, 10

Kid
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 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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Cahit Sen

Police officer
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 21/05/2019
Cause of Death Cancer
Place of Death Erzincan

Police officer Cahit Sen, who was found not guilty after being arrested for allegedly using ByLock, got cancer while he was in prison. Sen, who filed a lawsuit and won 31,544 Turkish Liras compensation, died before he could see that the decision was finalized.

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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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Aysel Ozdemir, 61

Houswife
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 05/09/2018
Cause of Death Traffic Accident
Place of Death Sivas

Aysel Ozdemir and Huseyin Ozdemir couple, who visited their imprisoned son-in-law, had an accident on the way back. While their grandchildren Furkan (5) and Yusuf Kaya (12) were seriously injured in the accident, their daughter Badem Kaya (38), Aysel Ozdemir and Huseyin Ozdemir lost their lives.

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Sadullah Kara, 35

Police Officer
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 09/01/2017
Cause of Death Suicide - allegedly
Place of Death Istanbul

The police officer, Sadullah Kara, had been on duty for 7 years. He was suspended as part of a so-called terrorism investigation while he was serving at the Istanbul Kartal Courthouse in January 2017. 35-year-old Kara, who received the notification on January 7, 2017, committed suicide by shooting himself in the head with a pistol.

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Ayhan Kara, 35

Civil Servant
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 08/12/2017
Cause of Death Traffic Accident(allegedly)
Place of Death Alanya,Antalya

Returning to his hometown with his lawyer after his release from Hatay Prison, Ayhan Kara lost his life in a traffic accident in Alanya, Antalya.

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Hidayet Meral, 32

Police Officer
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 30/07/2016
Cause of Death Suicide - Allegedly
Place of Death Bartin

Hidayet Meral, a police officer in the District Governor’s Office in the Ulus district of Bartin, allegedly ended his life by committing suicide on 30 July 2016.

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