Eagean Sea and Meric River Deaths

Hundreds of thousands of people set out to seek asylum in different countries of the world via Meric and the Aegean Sea due to the passport and international travel ban, unfair arrests and detentions. Some of these journeys were left unfinished. More than half of those who died in Eagen and Meric were children and babies.

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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Mustafa Kara, 6

Kid -6 years old
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 27/09/2019
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, one of the two children of the teacher Ebubekir-Gonca Kara couple who lost their lives either was Mustafa Kara. Mustafa was just a 6-year-old.

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Gülsüm Kara, 8

Kid- 8 years old
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 27/09/2019
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, one of the two children of the teacher Ebubekir-Gonca Kara couple who lost their lives either was Gülsüm Kara. Gülsüm was just an 8-year-old.

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Mahir Işık, 0

Baby - 4 Months old
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 27/09/2019
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, one of the two children of judge candidate Nazir Işık and Judge Fatma Işık who lost their lives was Mahir Işık, who was only 4 months old when he died.

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Mir İbrahim Işık, 3

Kid - 3 years old
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 27/09/2019
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, one of the two children of judge candidate Nazir Işık and Judge Fatma Işık who lost their lives was İbrahim Işık, who was only 3 years old.

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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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Meltem Zenbil, 40

Housewife
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 27/09/2019
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, Meltem Zenbil, the wife of businessman Oğuz Zenbil, was one of those who lost their lives along with her son and mother

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Mustafa Sait Zenbil

Kid - 12 years old
Date of Detention Unknown
Death Date 27/09/2019
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, Mustafa Sait Zenbil, the son of businessman Oğuz Zenbil, was one of those who lost their lives along with his mother and brother.

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Mahir Mete Kul, 21

University Student
Date of Detention 01.01.2018 İstanbul
Death Date 24/03/2018
Cause of Death Drowning in the Meric River
Place of Death Meric River

Mahir Mete Kul was arrested after the chess tournament on the grounds of a confessioner’s statement. Although he was released in court after 10 months, he wanted to leave the country because of the continuing problems and fear of being arrested again. He died when the boat he was on to go to Greece capsized in the Meriç River. His lifeless body was found 15 days after he disappeared.

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