Deaths in the 1930s

Reşit Galip

1893–1934 (age 41)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Reşit Galip was a Turkish physician instrumental in advancing medical science during the early Turkish Republic.

Vasıf Çınar

1896–1935 (age 39)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Sâmih Rifat

1875–1932 (age 57)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Sâmih Rifat was a notable Turkish poet whose literary contributions enriched the cultural heritage of the Ottoman and T...

Mustafa Fevzi Sarhan

1875–1933 (age 58)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Emin Fikri Eralp

1883–1934 (age 51)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Emin Fikri Eralp was a Turkish politician who contributed to the governance and development of the early Turkish Republi...

Ziya Songülen

1886–1936 (age 50)

Aşiyan Asri Cemetery

Bruno Taut

1880–1938 (age 58)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Bruno Taut was an influential German architect and writer whose innovative designs and theoretical contributions shaped ...

Ahmet Tevfik Okday

1845–1936 (age 91)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Mehmet Âkif Ersoy

1873–1936 (age 63)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Mehmet Âkif Ersoy was a celebrated Turkish poet whose powerful verses became emblematic of Turkish national identity an...

Leylâ Saz

1850–1936 (age 86)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Yusuf Akçura

1876–1935 (age 59)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Yusuf Akçura was an influential Turkish intellectual and writer whose scholarly works shaped nationalist thought and Tu...

Halil Ethem Eldem

1861–1938 (age 77)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Hattat Aziz Efendi

1871–1934 (age 63)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Hattat Aziz Efendi was a master calligrapher whose artistic works exemplified the refinement of Ottoman-Islamic calligra...

Mahmut Soydan

1883–1936 (age 53)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Ali Haydar Yuluğ

1878–1937 (age 59)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Ali Haydar Yuluğ was a Turkish politician who contributed to the governance and institutional development of the early ...

Musa Kazım Onar

1881–1930 (age 49)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Ali Galip Pasiner

1868–1939 (age 71)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Ali Galip Pasiner was a Turkish military officer whose service contributed to the defense and security of the Turkish na...

Zaro Ağa

1764–1934 (age 170)

Eyüpsultan Cemetery

Salih Hulusi Kezrak

1864–1939 (age 75)

Eyüpsultan Cemetery

Salih Hulusi Kezrak was a Turkish teacher whose educational work contributed to the intellectual development of the Turk...

Deli Fuad Paşa

1835–1931 (age 96)

Eyüpsultan Cemetery

Ahmet Cevdet Oran

1862–1935 (age 73)

Eyüpsultan Cemetery

Ahmet Cevdet Oran was an influential Ottoman and Turkish journalist whose career spanned the late 19th and early 20th ce...

Rasim Celalettin

1874–1933 (age 59)

Sahrayıcedid Cemetery

Osman Asaf

1868–1935 (age 67)

Sahrayıcedid Cemetery

Osman Asaf was an Ottoman painter whose artistic contributions reflected the aesthetic developments of the late 19th and...

Necip Asım Yazıksız

1861–1935 (age 74)

Sahrayıcedid Cemetery

Cavid Paşa

1862–1932 (age 70)

Sahrayıcedid Cemetery

Cavid Paşa was a prominent Ottoman politician whose career encompassed significant roles in governance during a transfo...

Şevket Dağdeviren

1863–1931 (age 68)

Sahrayıcedid Cemetery

Muallim Cevdet

1883–1935 (age 52)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Muallim Cevdet was a Turkish writer whose literary contributions reflected the intellectual currents of early 20th-centu...

Ahmed Naim Baban

1872–1934 (age 62)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Musa Kazım Göksu

1897–1930 (age 33)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Musa Kazım Göksu was a Turkish statesperson whose career in public service coincided with the early years of the Turki...

Hamdullah Emin Paşa

1851–1939 (age 88)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Samih Fethi Bey

1885–1939 (age 54)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Samih Fethi Bey was a Turkish writer whose literary works reflected the intellectual developments of early 20th-century ...

Yusuf Ziya Kantoğlu

1900–1937 (age 37)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Ali Fuat Türkgeldi

1867–1935 (age 68)

Tomb of Yahya Efendi

Ali Fuat Türkgeldi was a distinguished Ottoman and Turkish politician whose career encompassed significant roles in gov...

Abdullah Cevdet

1869–1932 (age 63)

Merkezefendi Cemetery

Musa Süreyya Bey

1884–1932 (age 48)

Merkezefendi Cemetery

Musa Süreyya Bey was a Turkish writer whose literary works reflected the intellectual developments of early 20th-centur...

Baha Sait Bey

1882–1939 (age 57)

Merkezefendi Cemetery

Deniz Kızı Eftelya

1891–1939 (age 48)

Şişli Greek Orthodox Cemetery

Deniz Kızı Eftelya was an Ottoman singer whose performances contributed to the musical culture of early 20th-century I...

Zabel Sibil Asadour

1863–1934 (age 71)

Şişli Armenian Cemetery

Agathangelos Konstantinidis

1864–1935 (age 71)

Haghia Triada monastery, Halki

Agathangelos Konstantinidis was a Christian minister whose spiritual leadership served the Orthodox Christian community ...

Haim Bejarano

1846–1931 (age 85)

Ulus Sephardi Jewish Cemetery

Ahmet Ağaoğlu

1869–1939 (age 70)

Feriköy Cemetery

Ahmet Ağaoğlu was a Turkish writer and intellectual of the late Ottoman and early Republican periods.

Emmanuel Carasso

1862–1934 (age 72)

Ulus Sephardi Jewish Cemetery

Fatma Aliye Topuz

1862–1936 (age 74)

Feriköy Cemetery

Fatma Aliye Topuz was a pioneering Turkish writer and one of the earliest female novelists in Ottoman literature.

Melek Kobra

1915–1939 (age 24)

Feriköy Cemetery

Kâzım Alpan

1855–1936 (age 81)

Feriköy Cemetery

Kâzım Alpan was an Ottoman and Turkish military officer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Mikail Khalilov

1869–1935 (age 66)

Feriköy Cemetery

Leon Walery Ostroróg

1867–1932 (age 65)

Feriköy Cemetery

Leon Walery Ostroróg was a writer of Polish-Ottoman heritage active in late Ottoman literary circles.

Sitare Ağaoğlu

1881–1933 (age 52)

Feriköy Cemetery

Celâl Sahir Erozan

1883–1935 (age 52)

Bakırköy Cemetery

Celâl Sahir Erozan was a Turkish writer of the early Republican period.

Cenap Şahabettin

1870–1934 (age 64)

Bakırköy Cemetery