Deaths in the 1970s

Rıfat Bingöl

1901–1974 (age 73)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Ferit Nomer

1893–1975 (age 82)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Ferit Nomer was a Turkish civil servant whose administrative career contributed to the development of modern Turkish sta...

Muhit Tümerkan

1906–1977 (age 71)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Samih Nafiz Tansu

1906–1976 (age 70)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Samih Nafiz Tansu was a prominent Turkish jurist whose legal scholarship and expertise contributed significantly to mode...

Adnan Cahit Ötüken

1911–1972 (age 61)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Hikmet Turan Dağlıoğlu

1900–1977 (age 77)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Hikmet Turan Dağlıoğlu was a Turkish politician who served his nation during the mid-twentieth century.

Şeref Akdik

1899–1972 (age 73)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Munis Faik Ozansoy

1911–1975 (age 64)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Turkish politician who served during the twentieth century and contributed to modern Turkey's governance.

Cezmi Türk

1903–1972 (age 69)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Ecvet Güresin

1919–1975 (age 56)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Turkish politician who played a significant role in mid-twentieth century Turkish political affairs.

Sadi Karsan

1902–1977 (age 75)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

İhsan Hınçer

1916–1979 (age 63)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Turkish writer whose literary contributions enriched twentieth-century Turkish cultural and intellectual life.

Sâmiye Cahid Morkaya

1897–1972 (age 75)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Avni Dilligil

1908–1971 (age 63)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Turkish screenwriter who contributed to the development of Turkish cinema during the twentieth century.

Nejdet Sançar

1910–1975 (age 65)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Abdullah Alpdoğan

1878–1972 (age 94)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Turkish politician whose career spanned the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries during a transformative period in Tu...

Kadri Göktulga

1904–1973 (age 69)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Dűrrũ Sade

1902–1979 (age 77)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Turkish amateur wrestler who contributed to the sporting traditions and athletic development of early twentieth-century ...

I. Athenagoras

1886–1972 (age 86)

Church of St. Mary of the Spring

Maximus V of Constantinople

1897–1972 (age 75)

Church of St. Mary of the Spring

Eastern Orthodox priest who served as a spiritual leader within the Orthodox Christian tradition during the twentieth ce...

Хризостом (Коронеос)

1894–1976 (age 82)

Church of St. Mary of the Spring

Sergey Rodionovich Nilov (1894-1976) was a Russian émigré who lived in France during the post-revolutionary diaspora.

Said Kesler

1901–1975 (age 74)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Turkish journalist whose career contributed to the development of Turkish journalism and public discourse.

Lerzan Bengisu

1906–1978 (age 72)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Nevzat Pesen

1924–1973 (age 49)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Turkish screenwriter who contributed to the development of Turkish cinema during the mid-twentieth century.

Fahir Bekdik

1917–1974 (age 57)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Bülent Dikmener

1937–1979 (age 42)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Turkish journalist whose career contributed to Turkish journalism during the latter half of the twentieth century.

Necmettin Ergüven

1911–1977 (age 66)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Kemâl Edib Kürkçüoğlu

1902–1977 (age 75)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Kemâl Edib Kürkçüoğlu (1902–1977) was a Turkish notable of the early Republican era.

Muhsin Adil Binal

1905–1972 (age 67)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Mümtaz Faik Fenik

1905–1974 (age 69)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Mümtaz Faik Fenik (1905–1974) was a Turkish politician who served the Republic during the mid-twentieth century.

Tevfik Tarman

1894–1975 (age 81)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Kemal Rıfat Kalpakçıoğlu

1899–1975 (age 76)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Kemal Rıfat Kalpakçıoğlu (1899–1975) was a Turkish association football referee who advanced the sport in Turkey.

Mucip Kemalyeri

1895–1978 (age 83)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Zeki Zeren

1900–1973 (age 73)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Zeki Zeren (1900–1973) was a Turkish politician active in mid-twentieth century governance.

Ali Tanoğlu

1904–1978 (age 74)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Hasan Vecih Bereketoğlu

1895–1971 (age 76)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Hasan Vecih Bereketoğlu (1895–1971) was a Turkish painter who contributed to the nation's artistic heritage.

Necmeddin Okyay

1883–1976 (age 93)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Hüseyin Sebilci

1894–1975 (age 81)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Hüseyin Sebilci (1894–1975) was a Turkish writer whose literary works enriched Turkish cultural heritage.

Ejder Kurtulan

1898–1971 (age 73)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Huseyn bey Mirzajamalov

1890–1974 (age 84)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Huseyn bey Mirzajamalov (1890–1974) was a poet whose literary works contributed to cultural heritage.

Fahrettin Altay

1880–1974 (age 94)

Turkish State Cemetery

Hatice Şükriye Sultan

1906–1972 (age 66)

Mausoleum of Mahmud II

Hatice Şükriye Sultan (1906–1972) was an Ottoman aristocrat who lived through the transition to the Turkish Republic...

Refik Koraltan

1889–1974 (age 85)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Tahsin Yazıcı

1892–1970 (age 78)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Tahsin Yazıcı (1892–1970) was a Turkish military officer who served the armed forces with distinction.

Celal Atik

1917–1979 (age 62)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Fahir Özgüden

1933–1979 (age 46)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Fahir Özgüden (1933–1979) was a Turkish athletics competitor who represented his nation in international sport.

Asım Türeli

1893–1973 (age 80)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Mustafa Kazım Atakul

1910–1970 (age 60)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Mustafa Kazım Atakul was a Turkish bureaucrat who served the state during the early Republican era.

Orhan Şeref Apak

1906–1973 (age 67)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Muammer Alakant

1904–1974 (age 70)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Muammer Alakant was a Turkish politician active in mid-twentieth century Turkish politics.