Mesut Akçabay lost his life when the boat they were on in the Meriç River capsized on the way to escape the persecution in Turkey with his family. Despite all the search and rescue efforts, his body was found by fishermen. Mesut was the second child of the Akçabay family, he was 5 years old when he died.

Enez Karaagac was a cadet in Naval Academy in Istanbul, one of Turkey’s best military schools, before the regime shut it down. He passed away at the age of 25 after succumbing to cancer.

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.

Sahin Alpay was tried three times with aggravated life sentences just because of his column writing in Zaman newspaper. He was unlawfully imprisoned for 20 months. On the other hand, his wife, Fatma Alpay, showed a dignified stance in the face of rights violations throughout the process. Mrs Alpay, who had a cerebral haemorrhage 6 months after Mr Alpay’s release, passed away.

Halit Unal was a well-known businessman in Istanbul. He had to settle in Canada as a result of the witch-hunt in Turkey. Unal passed away in the hospital with homesickness while receiving cancer treatment in Ottawa for a long period of time.

Halil Unuvar could not accept the injustice imposed on his children. He died as a consequence of the stress and sadness he experienced.

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.

Chief Inspector of the EGM Inspection Board, Dr. Oguz Karakus, was unlawfully pensioned off in April 2015. He was arrested 3 months before 15 July and released a year later. Because of the sadness he experienced, he contracted cancer. Unable to receive treatment, Karakus’s condition worsened and he passed away on May 17, 2018.

Samanyolu TV was one of the televisions that broadcasting was stopped by the regime before 15 July and shut down after a trustee was appointed. Kursat Ulkat, a former employee of the channel, died in a traffic accident. While Kursat Ulkat was a Samanyolu TV employee, he became unemployed due to the closure of the Channel and had a hard period of time.