Imprisoned Deaths

Businessman and education volunteer Yusuf Bekmezci was arrested despite being 80 years old. He struggled with illness in prison. He had a heart attack while undergoing cataract surgery and died on February 20, 2022. His family was not allowed to see him.Bekmezci had Alzheimer’s disease, as well as blood pressure and osteolysis disorders.

Yıldırım Sarp was arrested while he was working as the Deputy Director of the Diyarbakır Security Branch with the title of 4th grade Police Chief. Sarp, who caught cancer in prison, was released after his illness progressed, but later died. He left behind two children and a grieving wife.

Brigadier General Yavuz Ekrem Arslan was the Commander of the Manisa 1st Infantry Training Brigade. Just after the July 15, he interrupted his vacation and ordered not a single soldier to go out. Despite all his efforts he was expelled by a decree-law. Because of the injustices he suffered, he became ill in prison and he died soon after.

Police Chief Yavuz Bolek was arrested as part of the operations directed by the government.Although he was released, he was arrested again after 15 July. Although he had advanced colon cancer, he was tried in pre-trial detention. Bolek, whose treatment was interrupted in prison, had a stroke. Although he had brain surgery twice and died in prison.

In Sakarya Ferizli, the condition of Vasif Bayram, who got stomach cancer , worsened with each passing day. He was not released until his illness reached the death level. Bayram, who was released after his condition progressed too far to respond to treatment, died in the hospital where he was hospitalized in Istanbul.

Yahya Bayat, one of the leading businessmen of Diyarbakir, was also the chairman of a NGO. The famous businessman, who was arrested in July 2017 despite suffering from severe heart disease, was able to withstand the prison conditions for only 8 months. He died in Diyarbakır Prison due to a heart attack.

Unal Takmakli, one of the founders of “Ugur Deep Freezer”, which has managed to become a world-renowned brand, was arrested after 15 July. The 77-year-old famous industrialist had a heart attack in the prison where he was imprisoned and died in the hospital he was taken to.

Another of the prison deaths occurred in Kahramanmaras. Umit Erdinc, a diabetic, was detained in Kahramanmaras Prison. He was just 37 years old. One morning, his lifeless body was found in his bed. His death was recorded as a heart attack.

Kahraman Sezer, who worked as a Branch Manager at the Diyarbakir Police Department, passed away due to Covid-19 in Hatay Prison. Due to financial difficulties, his family could not visit him for 1.5 years.