Deaths in the 1940s

Kemalettin Olpak

1867–1942 (age 75)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Mehmet Ragıp Akça

1887–1945 (age 58)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Hakkı Şinasi Erel

1871–1941 (age 70)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Ahmed Celâleddin Baykara

1853–1946 (age 93)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Hazım Körmükçü

1898–1944 (age 46)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Mehmet Ali Ayni

1868–1945 (age 77)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Neyyire Neyir

1902–1943 (age 41)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Ahmet İhsan Tokgöz

1868–1942 (age 74)

Değirmendere

Edward Denison Ross

1871–1940 (age 69)

Haydarpaşa Cemetery

Kâzım Karabekir

1882–1948 (age 66)

Turkish State Cemetery

Kâzım Dirik

1881–1941 (age 60)

Turkish State Cemetery

Mehmet Arif Örgüç

1876–1940 (age 64)

Turkish State Cemetery

Mehmet Suphi Kula

1881–1948 (age 67)

Turkish State Cemetery

Turkish politician who served during the early Republican period and was buried in the Turkish State Cemetery.

Hasan Mümtaz Çeçen

1876–1941 (age 65)

Turkish State Cemetery

Osman Nuri Koptagel

1874–1942 (age 68)

Turkish State Cemetery

Turkish politician active during the late Ottoman and early Republican periods, honored with burial in the Turkish State...

Naci Eldeniz

1875–1948 (age 73)

Turkish State Cemetery

İbrahim Çolak

1881–1944 (age 63)

Turkish State Cemetery

Turkish politician who contributed to the development of the early Turkish Republic and was interred in the Turkish Stat...

Sıtkı Üke

1877–1941 (age 64)

Turkish State Cemetery

Kâzım Sevüktekin

1877–1949 (age 72)

Turkish State Cemetery

Turkish politician who participated in the development of the Turkish state and was buried in the Turkish State Cemetery...

Refik Saydam

1881–1942 (age 61)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Ahmet Sungur

1894–1948 (age 54)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Turkish politician of the early Republican era whose contributions to the state are commemorated in Cebeci Asri Cemetery...

Ali Galip Pekel

1890–1949 (age 59)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Halil Boztepe

1884–1949 (age 65)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Turkish writer and intellectual whose literary contributions enriched Turkish cultural life during the early Republican ...

İbrahim Alaettin Gövsa

1889–1949 (age 60)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Mehmet Rifat Börekçi

1860–1941 (age 81)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Turkish politician whose career bridged the late Ottoman and early Republican periods, honored with burial in Cebeci Asr...

Nafi Atuf Kansu

1890–1949 (age 59)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Nevzat Tandoğan

1894–1946 (age 52)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Turkish politician who participated in the development of the early Turkish Republic and was buried in Cebeci Asri Cemet...

Kemalettin Kamu

1901–1948 (age 47)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Enis Behiç Koryürek

1891–1949 (age 58)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Turkish writer and intellectual whose literary contributions shaped Turkish cultural discourse during the early Republic...

Ahmed Mükerrem Karaağaç

1883–1949 (age 66)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Ömer Fahreddin Türkkan

1868–1948 (age 80)

Aşiyan Asri Cemetery

Turkish writer whose literary works documented and reflected the transformations of the late Ottoman and early Republica...

Şevket Dağ

1876–1944 (age 68)

Aşiyan Asri Cemetery

Abbasgulu Kazimzade

1882–1947 (age 65)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Abbasgulu Kazimzade was a prominent politician of the early 20th century.

Hilmi Çoruk

1888–1947 (age 59)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Mehmet Rifat Vardar

1883–1948 (age 65)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Mehmet Rifat Vardar was a distinguished politician of the early 20th century.

Mustafa Ferit Arsan

1876–1941 (age 65)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

İhsan Sungu

1883–1946 (age 63)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

İhsan Sungu was a respected bureaucrat who served in administrative roles.

İsmail Hakkı İzmirli

1869–1946 (age 77)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Ibragim-Bek Gaidarov

1879–1949 (age 70)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Ibragim-Bek Gaidarov was a notable engineer of the early 20th century.

Halim Sabit

1883–1946 (age 63)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Hayrettin Belli

1893–1949 (age 56)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Hayrettin Belli was a notable politician of the mid-20th century.

Ömer Bedrettin Uşaklı

1904–1946 (age 42)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Nuri Killigil

1889–1949 (age 60)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Nuri Killigil was a prominent businessperson of the early 20th century.

Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu

1879–1945 (age 66)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Haydar Rifat Yorulmaz

1877–1942 (age 65)

Aşiyan Asri Cemetery

Haydar Rifat Yorulmaz was a respected jurist and legal professional.

Kadri Raşit Anday

1879–1949 (age 70)

Aşiyan Asri Cemetery

Abdülkadir Töre

1873–1946 (age 73)

Eyüpsultan Cemetery

Abdülkadir Töre was an accomplished composer of the early 20th century.

Kamil Akdik

1861–1941 (age 80)

Eyüpsultan Cemetery

Ahmet Hamdi Martonaltı

1891–1945 (age 54)

Musalla Cemetery

Ahmet Hamdi Martonaltı was a skilled telegraphist and communications professional.

Lemi Atlı

1869–1945 (age 76)

Sahrayıcedid Cemetery