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.

Caner Durukan, 42

Medical officer
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 03/06/2020
Cause of Death Cancer
Place of Death Kayseri

Caner Durukan, who got cancer in prison after being expelled with a decree law( KHK), died in intensive care.

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Eyup Cabar, 55

Teacher
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 17/05/2019
Cause of Death Heart attack
Place of Death Izmir

Eyup Cabar was a Religious Teacher.He was purged from his profession with a Decree-Law. He could not cope with the trauma and lawlessness he experienced, and unfortunately, he passed away due to a heart attack. Cabar was 55 years old, married and had four children.

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Mehmet Celik, 30

Primary School Teacher
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 10/06/2018
Cause of Death Chronic Bronchitis
Place of Death Hatay

Mehmet Celik had chronic bronchitis with an outstanding arrest warrant over his links to the Gulen movement. He could not go to the hospital for treatment due to fear of arrest and unfair trial. His wife, Esra Celik, was detained in the cemetery during her husband’s burial while her 2-year-old child was in her arms.

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Aysegül Akca, 45

Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 04/01/2017
Cause of Death Stress-induced aortic rupture
Place of Death Bilecik

Aysegul Akca, whose heart could not cope with what was done to her husband, the police chief, died as a result of a rupture of the aorta.

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Mehmet Sukru Eken, 56

General
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 19/04/2021
Cause of Death Corona
Place of Death Bafra

Brigadier General Mehmet Şükrü Eken, the former commander of Samsun Garrison, who was sentenced to life imprisonment, died due to the coronavirus he was caught in Bafra Prison. Eken was a beloved commander in the Southeast.

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Umit Erdinc, 38

Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 20/04/2020
Cause of Death Imprisoned death,Heart attack
Place of Death Kahramanmaras Prison

Another of the prison deaths occurred in Kahramanmaras. Umit Erdinc, a diabetic, was detained in Kahramanmaras Prison. He was just 37 years old. One morning, his lifeless body was found in his bed. His death was recorded as a heart attack.

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Mehmet Akbiyik, 45

Chemistry Teacher
Date of Detention 13.10.2025 Aydın
Death Date 21/04/2020
Cause of Death Brain Hemorrhage
Place of Death Aydin

Mehmet Akbiyik was a chemistry teacher in a private coaching centre shut down by Decree-Law. He was detained for seven months as part of community investigations. Akbiyik, who has FMF and Mediterranean fever, suffered a brain haemorrhage due to the sadness and stress he experienced. Akbiyik, the father of 3 children, passed away in the intensive care unit of Aydin Adnan Menderes University.

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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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Aslan Durman

Teacher
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 14/04/2019
Cause of Death Accident
Place of Death Sanliurfa

While teaching in Sanliurfa, Aslan Durman was expelled by Decree-Law. He could not find any teaching job and started working in construction. He had a work accident due to the collapse in the construction where he worked and unfortunately lost his life.

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