Imprisoned Deaths

After July 15, more than 500 thousand people were subjected to judicial proceedings, hundreds of thousands of people were arrested. Those who fell ill under prison conditions, pregnant women and women with babies were the most painful victims of Tenkil. Their treatments were disrupted, their access to hospital and health services was denied, and their release was stopped. Babies who died in the womb, imprisoned patients who got cancer were not released for months and years. Then came diseases and deaths.

Halime Gülsu, 34

English Language Teacher

Date of Detention 20.02.2018 Mersin

Death Date 28/04/2018

Cause of Death Torture

Place of Death Tarsus Prison

Halime Gulsu suffered from Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) For 15 years. When she needed to be treated, she was mistreated and tortured. Despite her life-threatening illness, her medication was not given. As a result, she fell into a coma and died.

Ahmet Hamdi Gerginci, 51

Tradesman

Date of Detention 26.10.2021 Şanlıurfa

Death Date 19/09/2019

Cause of Death Imprisoned death, heart attack

Place of Death Sanlıurfa Prison

Ahmet Hamdi Nedim Gerginci, a hypertensive patient who was imprisoned for 20 months in Sanlıurfa No T1 Prison, died on September 19, 2019 as a result of a heart attack in prison. Gerginci died of a heart attack while waiting for the “referral to hospital” order to be implemented.

Ahmet Kemal Kaya, 71

Education volunteer

Date of Detention Unknown

Death Date 19/11/2016

Cause of Death Imprisoned death, cancer

Place of Death

Ahmet Kemal Kaya, who was arrested after his lung cancer treatment was interrupted, passed away after the sadness he experienced and the treatment left unfinished.

Ahmet Ok, 61

Tradesman

Date of Detention Unknown

Death Date 20/10/2016

Cause of Death Imprisoned death, heart attack

Place of Death Anamur Prison

Ahmet Ok, one of the tradesmen of Mersin Bozyazı, passed away after a heart attack in Anamur Prison where he was detained.

Ahmet Tatar

Police Chief

Date of Detention Unknown

Death Date 02/08/2017

Cause of Death Imprisoned death, heart attack

Place of Death Osmaniye Prison

Police Chief Ahmet Tatar passed away due to negligence after his heart attack he suffered in Osmaniye Prison, where he was not released despite his heart disease.

Akif Suna

English Teacher

Date of Detention 26.10.2021

Death Date 21/09/2019

Cause of Death Imprisoned death, heart attack

Place of Death

English teacher Akif Suna was arrested and imprisoned during the Tenkil Process. Suna, who was placed under house arrest by wearing an electronic handcuff in the court where he was taken, died of a heart attack after a while.

Ali Ayverdi

Cargo Director

Date of Detention Unknown

Death Date 24/07/2019

Cause of Death Imprisoned death, brain tumor

Place of Death Eskisehir Prison

Ali Ayverdi, who was not transferred to the hospital for months in Eskisehir Prison, was not released even though he couldn´t keep on his life on his own and passed away after a surgery for brain tumor.

Ali Hocaoğlu, 42

Businessman

Date of Detention Unknown

Death Date 06/05/2018

Cause of Death Imprisoned death, cancer

Place of Death

Ali Hocaoglu, one of the tradesman (businessman) in Izmir, who was imprisoned in Sakran prison for more than 1 year, passed away. Hocaoglu was not released despite stomach cancer and worsening of his illness.

Ali Özer, 48

Doctor

Date of Detention 26.10.2021 Ankara

Death Date 22/03/2017

Cause of Death Imprisoned death, heart attack

Place of Death Çorum Prison

Dr Ali Ozer, who had a heart attack in Çorum L Type Closed Prison, died in the hospital he was taken to. Doctor Ozer was the assistant chief physician at Ankara Nallıhan State Hospital.