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.

Vehbi Tekcam

Vehbi Tekcam

Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 23/09/2018
Cause of Death Traffic Accident
Place of Death Corum

While returning from a wedding in Corum, Vehbi Tekcam and his brother Bekir Tekcam, who changed their car’s flat tire, were hit by a truck that lost its control of the road. Both brothers died at the scene. Bekir Tekcam was unemployed and started working as a porter when the institution where he taught in Konya was closed by Decree-Law.

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Bulent Ucar

Bulent Ucar

Head of Malatya Branch of Health and Social Work Workers Union
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 18/02/2017
Cause of Death Heart attack
Place of Death Malatya

Bulent Ucar was purged by a Decree-Law. However, he could not cope with his suffering and passed away due to a heart attack four months after his purge. His Decision of Giving Back to Duty paper was issued after Ucar died.

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Cahit Korkmaz

Cahit Korkmaz

Police officer
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 25/10/2016
Cause of Death Alleged suicide
Place of Death Bursa

It was stated that the police officer  in Bursa, Cahit Korkmaz, committed suicide by shooting himself in the heart with his service pistol.

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Ismail Ulker

Ismail Ulker

Chief Constable
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 26/06/2018
Cause of Death Imprisoned death - cancer
Place of Death Ankara

Ismail Ulker was a 3rd class Police Chief who was in love with his profession. He was detained for 23 months, and his treatment was delayed despite the Medical Board report. Ulker died in hospital shortly after his release. Ulker’s children became orphaned on Father’s Day.

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Ibrahim Eski

Ibrahim Eski, 31

Police Officer
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 26/09/2017
Cause of Death Suicide (allegedly)
Place of Death Sakarya

Ibrahim Eski, a 31-year-old police officer, was suspended due to his alleged links to the Gulen movement. He allegedly committed suicide. He was serving in Sakarya Police Department.

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Kevser Sezer

Kevser Sezer

Housewife
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 27/09/2020
Cause of Death Drowning in Aegean Sea
Place of Death Off the Greek island of Chios

The boat, on which a group of 18 people, including academics, judges and teachers, boarded, capsized at around 12.30 in the evening. In the accident where 7 people lost their lives. With her granddaughter and daughter, 58-year-old Kevser Sezer was one of those who lost their lives.

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Betul Azra Topan

Betul Azra Topan

University Student
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 04/01/2018
Cause of Death Traffic Accident
Place of Death Adana

Betul Azra Topan, a university student, died in a traffic accident. Topan was one of the people who lived through the grievances of her family most deeply.

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Yakup Ekici

Yakup Ekici, 42

Head of the unit at the hospital
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 23/06/2019
Cause of Death Cancer,sadness
Place of Death Konya

Yakup Ekici was in charge of the invoicing department at Konya Mevlana Hospital. He was detained after 15. July and went through a heavy interrogation process that lasted for 15 days. Ekici, who was labeled a ‘terrorist’, fell into the grip of social and psychological pressure. He died of ‘liver cancer’ as a result of his troubles.

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Ali Aydinalp

Ali Aydinalp

Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 18/09/2018
Cause of Death Traffic Accident
Place of Death Mugla

Some passengers were returning from visiting their relative in prison. The car went out of control and crashed into a tree on the side of the road in Mugla city. Driver Ali Akkaya died as a result of the impact.

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Ilyas Yildirim

Ilyas Yildirim

Educationaist
Date of Detention 09.01.2022
Death Date 03/05/2019
Cause of Death Imprisoned death, neglect
Place of Death Karabuk Prison

Ilyas Yildirim, who had Monophobia, was arrested in Karabuk. Yildirim was kept in a ward alone for 28 months despite his illness being known. Unfortunately, he was released too late and died shortly after his release.

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