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.

Mahmut Sucu, 52

Turkish Language Teacher
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 09/11/2019
Cause of Death Cerebral haemorrhage
Place of Death Manisa

Mahmut Sucu, 52, was a Turkish Language teacher. He was dismissed from his job and left unemployed. Sucu passed away in the intensive care unit of the hospital as a result of a cerebral haemorrhage. Sucu had three daughters. His body was buried in Salihli, Manisa.

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Emre Demirbilek

Lieutenant- Airlift
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 15/07/2016
Cause of Death Linch
Place of Death Istanbul

Lieutenant Emre Demirbilek took the orders to go to Ataturk Int’l Airport along with the cadets on the night of July 15, 2016. While crossing the bridge, he turned to the cadets and warned them, “The bullets that were distributed will be collected when we return to the garrison,they are state property,” and he was martyred as he got out of the vehicle.

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Dilek Kevci, 17

Student
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 27/11/2018
Cause of Death Suicide,depression
Place of Death Sanliurfa

Mahmut Kevci was purged from his duty in Viransehir Municipality by Decree-Law. His 17-years-old daughter Dilek Kevci fell into a psychological trauma due to the financial and psychological difficulties experienced by her family. The young girl, who could not bear what she suffered, committed suicide by jumping from the third floor.

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Hasan Huseyin Can, 46

Police officer
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 01/12/2016
Cause of Death Suicide (Allegedly)
Place of Death Hatay

46-year-old Hasan Huseyin Can was suspended with a Decree-Law. He allegedly put a gun to his head and fired and ended his life when his family was not home.

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Ihsan Kiziltepe

Student
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 16/04/2018
Cause of Death Traffic accident
Place of Death Samsun

Ihsan Kiziltepe died in a traffic accident. He was the younger son of Ridvan Kiziltepe, Deputy General Manager of Samanyolu Television. The television was shut down and its asset was confiscated by the regime with a Degree-Law.

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Nurefşan Teke, 9

Kid -9 years old
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 05/03/2021
Cause of Death Drowning in the Meric River
Place of Death Meric River

Nine-year-old Nurefşan Teke was a small child who had suffered from persecution in Turkey. He had to leave the country with his mother to reunite with his father, who had been abroad for 5 years. However, the Meriç River did not allow him to cross this road, which he set out with the hope of meeting his father. Nurefşan Teke lost his life when the boat they were on capsized.

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Cihan Sah Uysal, 22

Student
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 23/04/2016
Cause of Death Cancer
Place of Death Gaziantep

Catching cancer at a young age, Cihan Sah Uysal passed away. Uysal, the son of Suleyman Uysal, one of the well-known education volunteers in Izmir, had been receiving cancer treatment for two years. Unfortunately, father Uysal could not attend his son’s funeral.

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Osman Caydan

Imam
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 16/11/2018
Cause of Death Heart attack, sadness
Place of Death Antalya

Imam-Hafiz Osman Caydan was expelled from his profession by Decree No. 672, issued when he was the Imam Orator of the Celebi Mehmet Mosque affiliated to the Grand Mufti of Antalya Kepez. Caydan died in 2018 after suffering a heart attack due to the sadness and stress he experienced.

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Engin Erol

Teacher
Date of Detention 03.12.2025
Death Date 20/12/2019
Cause of Death Imprisoned death, cancer
Place of Death Erzurum Prison

Engin Erol, who got cancer in prison and was not released until the last minute, lost his life. Erol, who was arrested during the Denomination investigations, was imprisoned for 2 years in Artvin Prison, 1 year and 3 months in Erzurum H-Type Prison.

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