Deaths in the 1960s

Ahmet Eymir

1894–1964 (age 70)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Fethi Gürcan

1922–1964 (age 42)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Fethi Gürcan was a Turkish military officer.

Suphi Ziya Özbekkan

1887–1966 (age 79)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Ahmet Tevfik İleri

1911–1961 (age 50)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Ahmet Tevfik İleri was a Turkish politician.

Fahri Kopuz

1882–1968 (age 86)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

İsmail Hakkı Tonguç

1893–1960 (age 67)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

İsmail Hakkı Tonguç was a pioneering Turkish educator and advocate for rural education.

Vasfi Mahir Kocatürk

1907–1961 (age 54)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Muzaffer Sarısözen

1899–1963 (age 64)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Muzaffer Sarısözen was a prominent Turkish musician who enriched the nation's cultural heritage during the early twent...

Vecihi Hürkuş

1896–1969 (age 73)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

İsmail Hikmet Ertaylan

1889–1967 (age 78)

Aşiyan Asri Cemetery

İsmail Hikmet Ertaylan was an influential Turkish writer whose literary contributions shaped Turkish cultural discourse...

Hasan Tez

1912–1968 (age 56)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Baha Koldaş

1891–1965 (age 74)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Baha Koldaş was a Turkish politician who contributed to his nation's governance during the early republican period.

Eyüp Sabri Hayırlıoğlu

1887–1960 (age 73)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Tahsin Çelebican

1899–1962 (age 63)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Tahsin Çelebican was a Turkish military leader whose service contributed to the development of Turkey's armed forces.

Ahmet Naşit Mengü

1903–1964 (age 61)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Temel Karamahmut

1916–1963 (age 47)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Temel Karamahmut was a Turkish screenwriter who contributed significantly to the development of Turkish cinema.

Sabri Şakir Ansay

1888–1962 (age 74)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Kudret Kantoğlu

1888–1965 (age 77)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Kudret Kantoğlu was a Turkish statesperson whose long career in public service contributed to national development.

Haşim Nahit Erbil

1880–1960 (age 80)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Niyazi Kürdemir

1908–1964 (age 56)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Niyazi Kürdemir was a Turkish teacher whose dedication to education contributed to the intellectual development of his ...

Fehmi Baldaş

1910–1965 (age 55)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar

1901–1962 (age 61)

Aşiyan Asri Cemetery

Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar was one of Turkey's most distinguished twentieth-century writers whose literary and intellectual c...

Nizamettin Ayaşlı

1888–1967 (age 79)

Aşiyan Asri Cemetery

İsmail Sabuncu

1891–1961 (age 70)

Aşiyan Asri Cemetery

İsmail Sabuncu was a Turkish politician whose service contributed to the governance and development of the Turkish stat...

Celal Yalınız

1886–1962 (age 76)

Aşiyan Asri Cemetery

Hasan Fehmi Ataç

1879–1961 (age 82)

Aşiyan Asri Cemetery

Hasan Fehmi Ataç was a Turkish politician whose career spanned the late Ottoman and early republican periods.

Fatma Ulviye Sultan

1892–1967 (age 75)

Aşiyan Asri Cemetery

Hasan Basri Çantay

1887–1964 (age 77)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Hasan Basri Çantay was a prominent Turkish writer and scholar whose works enriched Ottoman and Turkish literary traditi...

Ragıp Derves

1895–1965 (age 70)

Aşiyan Asri Cemetery

Can İren

1941–1967 (age 26)

Aşiyan Asri Cemetery

Can İren was a promising young Turkish writer whose literary career was tragically cut short in 1967.

Gavsi Baykara

1902–1967 (age 65)

Sahrayıcedid Cemetery

Ali Canip Yöntem

1887–1967 (age 80)

Sahrayıcedid Cemetery

Ali Canip Yöntem was a distinguished Turkish writer who contributed significantly to Ottoman and Turkish literature.

Mesut Cemil

1902–1963 (age 61)

Sahrayıcedid Cemetery

Ahmet Nuri Gürel

1893–1965 (age 72)

Sahrayıcedid Cemetery

Ahmet Nuri Gürel was a Turkish politician who dedicated his career to public service during the early Turkish Republic.

Nevzad Ayas

1889–1966 (age 77)

Sahrayıcedid Cemetery

Turan Seyfioğlu

1920–1961 (age 41)

Sahrayıcedid Cemetery

Turan Seyfioğlu was a Turkish actor whose performances enriched Turkish theater and cinema.

Peyami Safa

1899–1961 (age 62)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Tevfik Sağlam

1882–1963 (age 81)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Tevfik Sağlam was a prominent Turkish politician whose career shaped the governance of the Turkish state.

Cengiz Topel

1934–1964 (age 30)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Feyzi Mengüç

1896–1965 (age 69)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Feyzi Mengüç was a Turkish military officer whose service contributed to the development of the Turkish armed forces.

Selim Sarper

1899–1968 (age 69)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Naili Moran

1908–1968 (age 60)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Naili Moran was a Turkish basketball official who contributed significantly to the administration and development of bas...

Hüsrev Gerede

1884–1962 (age 78)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Doğan Nadi

1913–1969 (age 56)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Doğan Nadi was a distinguished Turkish author whose literary works enriched Turkish culture and letters.

Rauf Orbay

1881–1964 (age 83)

Sahrayıcedid Cemetery

Muhammed Osman Akfırat

1881–1967 (age 86)

Eyüpsultan Cemetery

Muhammed Osman Akfırat was a Turkish statesman whose career spanned the late Ottoman period and early Turkish Republic.

Yunus Hazarlı

1893–1965 (age 72)

Eyüpsultan Cemetery

Behice Hanım

1882–1969 (age 87)

Tomb of Yahya Efendi

Behice Hanım (1882–1969) was an Ottoman and Turkish woman whose life bridged two centuries of Turkish history.

Refi' Cevad Ulunay

1890–1968 (age 78)

Üçler Cemetery

Mustafa Kurucu

1887–1960 (age 73)

Üçler Cemetery

Mustafa Kurucu (1887–1960) was an Ottoman and Turkish ulema scholar and jurist.