Deaths in the 1980s

Nurullah İhsan Tolon

1904–1986 (age 82)

Sahrayıcedid Cemetery

Nurullah İhsan Tolon was a Turkish politician dedicated to public service and national governance.

Safa Yalçuk

1914–1981 (age 67)

Sahrayıcedid Cemetery

Necip Fazıl Kısakürek

1904–1983 (age 79)

Eyüpsultan Cemetery

Necip Fazıl Kısakürek was a major Turkish writer whose works profoundly influenced Turkish literature and thought.

Şehzade Ali Vâsib

1903–1983 (age 80)

Tomb of Mehmed V

Fatma Gevheri Sultan

1904–1980 (age 76)

Mausoleum of Mahmud II

Fatma Gevheri Sultan was a Turkish composer whose musical works enriched Turkish cultural heritage.

Cemal Reşit Rey

1904–1985 (age 81)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Suat Hayri Ürgüplü

1903–1981 (age 78)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Suat Hayri Ürgüplü was a Turkish politician who served during the twentieth century.

Yusuf Hikmet Bayur

1891–1980 (age 89)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Süheyl Ünver

1898–1986 (age 88)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Süheyl Ünver was a Turkish writer and intellectual who enriched Turkish literature throughout his career.

Seyyid Ahmet Arvâsî

1932–1988 (age 56)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Ali Şükrü Şavlı

1892–1980 (age 88)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Ali Şükrü Şavlı was a Turkish physician dedicated to advancing medical practice and healthcare.

İbrahim Kafesoğlu

1912–1984 (age 72)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Esat Oktay Yıldıran

1949–1988 (age 39)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Esat Oktay Yıldıran was a Turkish military officer who served his nation with dedication.

Şevki Balmumcu

1905–1982 (age 77)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Abdurrahman Taki

1897–1983 (age 86)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Abdurrahman Taki was a Turkish civil engineer who contributed to the nation's infrastructure development.

Hüseyin Şükrü Baban

1890–1980 (age 90)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Güzin Duran

1898–1981 (age 83)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Güzin Duran was a Turkish painter who contributed significantly to Turkish visual arts.

Halit Ağanoğlu

1902–1986 (age 84)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Yaşar Erkan

1911–1986 (age 75)

Merkezefendi Cemetery

Yaşar Erkan was a Turkish amateur wrestler who represented his nation in competitive sports.

Şerif Yüzbaşıoğlu

1932–1981 (age 49)

Merkezefendi Cemetery

Ekrem Hakkı Ayverdi

1899–1984 (age 85)

Merkezefendi Cemetery

Ekrem Hakkı Ayverdi was a renowned Turkish architect whose designs shaped Turkey's built environment.

Zaven Biberyan

1921–1984 (age 63)

Şişli Armenian Cemetery

Kamer Sadık

1911–1986 (age 75)

Şişli Armenian Cemetery

Kamer Sadık was a Turkish actor who contributed to Turkish theater and cinema.

Apostol Kozma Pistikas

1889–1981 (age 92)

Şişli Greek Orthodox Cemetery

Selahattin İnal

1924–1982 (age 58)

Karşıyaka Cemetery

Selahattin İnal was a Turkish classical composer whose works enriched the nation's musical heritage.

Enver Ziya Karal

1906–1982 (age 76)

Karşıyaka Cemetery

Kamil İdil

1900–1982 (age 82)

Karşıyaka Cemetery

Kamil İdil was a Turkish politician who served his nation throughout much of the twentieth century.

Kemal Türkler

1926–1980 (age 54)

Topkapı Cemetery

Erdal Eren

1961–1980 (age 19)

Karşıyaka Cemetery

Erdal Eren was a Turkish revolutionary whose activism during the 1970s left a lasting impact on the nation's political c...

Hasan Hüseyin Korkmazgil

1927–1984 (age 57)

Karşıyaka Cemetery

Mehmet Sırrı Turanlı

1921–1988 (age 67)

Karşıyaka Cemetery

Mehmet Sırrı Turanlı was a respected Turkish lawyer who contributed significantly to the nation's legal profession.

Necdet Adalı

1958–1980 (age 22)

Karşıyaka Cemetery

Vehbi Ersü

1918–1982 (age 64)

Karşıyaka Cemetery

Vehbi Ersü was a Turkish politician who served his nation during the mid-twentieth century.

Mustafa Pehlivanoğlu

1958–1980 (age 22)

Karşıyaka Cemetery

Ulviye Mithat

1906–1980 (age 74)

Karşıyaka Cemetery

Ulviye Mithat was a Turkish writer whose literary work contributed to the development of twentieth-century Turkish lette...

Ahmet Berman

1931–1980 (age 49)

Feriköy Cemetery

Kerime Nadir

1917–1984 (age 67)

Feriköy Cemetery

Kerime Nadir was a significant Turkish writer whose literary contributions shaped twentieth-century Turkish letters.

Arif Hikmet Koyunoğlu

1888–1982 (age 94)

Feriköy Cemetery

Arif Hikmet Koyunoğlu (1888-1982) was a Turkish figure from Istanbul who was laid to rest at Feriköy Cemetery.

Bergen

1958–1989 (age 31)

Mersin Interfaith Cemetery

Bergen (1958-1989) was a Turkish singer from Mersin who was tragically murdered and buried at Mersin Interfaith Cemetery...

Seniha Hızal

1897–1985 (age 88)

Feriköy Cemetery

Seniha Hızal (1897-1985) was a Turkish woman from Adapazarı who lived through nearly nine decades of Turkish history.

Yasin Haşimoğlu

1895–1986 (age 91)

Şehzadeler district

Yasin Haşimoğlu (1895-1986) was a Turkish individual from Oltu who was buried in the Şehzadeler district.

Akil Öztuna

1905–1985 (age 80)

Feriköy Cemetery

Akil Öztuna (1905-1985) was a Turkish figure from Ankara who was interred at Feriköy Cemetery.

Süreyya Duru

1930–1988 (age 58)

Feriköy Cemetery

Süreyya Duru (1930-1988) was a Turkish individual from Istanbul who was buried at Feriköy Cemetery.

Hayati Savaşçı

1915–1980 (age 65)

Feriköy Cemetery

Hayati Savaşçı (1915-1980) was a Turkish person from Trabzon Province who was laid to rest at Feriköy Cemetery.

Kadri Şençalar

1912–1989 (age 77)

Feriköy Cemetery

Kadri Şençalar was a distinguished Turkish composer whose musical works contributed to the nation's cultural heritage.

Feridun Cemal Erkin

1899–1980 (age 81)

Feriköy Cemetery

Reha Yurdakul

1926–1988 (age 62)

Feriköy Cemetery

Reha Yurdakul was a Turkish actor who contributed significantly to Turkish cinema from 1926 until his death in 1988.

Samet Ağaoğlu

1909–1982 (age 73)

Feriköy Cemetery

Remzi Jöntürk

1936–1987 (age 51)

Feriköy Cemetery

Remzi Jöntürk was a Turkish screenwriter whose work contributed to Turkish cinema from 1936 until his death in 1987.

Süreyya Ağaoğlu

1903–1989 (age 86)

Feriköy Cemetery