After Akman’s daughter was purged by the Decree-Law, his son-in-law was expelled from ASELSAN *, one of the most prestigious institutions in Turkey. After July 15, his daughter and son-in-law were among the hundreds of thousands who were unjustly detained. While Akman was happy that his daughter was released with judicial control, he regretted that his son-in-law was arrested.

He felt sorry for the arrest of his son-in-law, the victimization of his daughter and two young grandchildren, and many victims like them. Akman died of a heart attack on December 29, 2016.

*ASELSAN: Aselsan is a Turkish defence corporation headquartered in Ankara, Turkey. Its main operating area is research, development and manufacture of advanced military products for air, land and maritime forces. The company is one of the major contractors of Turkish Armed Forces.