Ahmet Esat Akçabay, Murat and Hatice Akçabay died on the night of July 18, 2018, when their boat capsized in the Meriç River, when they set out to escape the persecution in Turkey. His funeral was not found despite all the searches. Ahmet Esat was about to turn 7 when he died…

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.

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, Mustafa Sait Zenbil, the son of businessman Oğuz Zenbil, was one of those who lost their lives along with his mother and brother.

It was alleged that Behcet Emdi, who was expelled from his profession with the Decree-Law and was arrested and imprisoned while working as a Social Studies teacher, was found hanging with a shoelace in the toilet window of the ward.

Retired teacher Bahri Demirulus, who was arrested and imprisoned at the age of 78, got cancer in prison. Demirulus, whose health condition deteriorated, passed away.

Mustafa Zümre was an engineer at the 15th Missile Command. He was detained after 15 July and was subjected to severe torture. After he was released with judicial control, he decided to go abroad with his family. When his vehicles were checked at the border, he threw himself into the waters of Meriç, 3 months later his body was found on the shore of Meriç.

Lieutenant Colonel Ismail Cakmak died suspiciously in Silivri Prison after being arrested on the charge of coup plotter. He allegedly committed suicide by being found hanging from a sheet by his throat in the stairwell. In his detention statement, it was revealed that Cakmak had his troops withdrawn after he said to the coup plotter’s commander that ‘I will not obey the order’.

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.

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.