Deaths in the 2000s

Baki Komsuoğlu

1946–2008 (age 62)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Baki Komsuoğlu was a Turkish physician.

Hüseyin Maloğlu

1917–2009 (age 92)

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Ragıp Uluğbay

1921–2004 (age 83)

Aşiyan Asri Cemetery

Ragıp Uluğbay was a Turkish soldier.

Selçuk Başar

1944–2001 (age 57)

Aşiyan Asri Cemetery

Nurullah Gezgin

1927–2003 (age 76)

Aşiyan Asri Cemetery

Nurullah Gezgin was a Turkish industrialist.

Josephine Powell

1919–2007 (age 88)

Feriköy Protestant Cemetery

Sulhi Dönmezer

1918–2004 (age 86)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Turkish writer and cultural figure who contributed significantly to twentieth-century Turkish literature.

Suzan Ustan

1940–2006 (age 66)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Berin Nadi

1910–2001 (age 91)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Turkish journalist who played an important role in the development of modern Turkish media.

Ahu Paşakay

1976–2002 (age 26)

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

Zehra Kosova

1910–2001 (age 91)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Turkish trader and businesswoman active throughout the twentieth century.

Nezahat Bayram

1926–2004 (age 78)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Abdülkadir Karahan

1913–2000 (age 87)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Turkish writer whose literary works enriched modern Turkish literature.

Enver Kaya

1916–2003 (age 87)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Cahide Tamer Aksel

1915–2005 (age 90)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Turkish architect whose designs contributed to the modernization of Turkish built environment.

Cengiz Yörük

1928–2008 (age 80)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Cumhur Ferman

1926–2009 (age 83)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Turkish individual who lived through major periods of twentieth-century Turkish history.

Saim Bugay

1934–2008 (age 74)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Mümtaz Alpaslan

1927–2001 (age 74)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Turkish film actor who contributed to the development of Turkish cinema.

Vedat Kosal

1957–2001 (age 44)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Suna Tural

1927–2005 (age 78)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Turkish politician who dedicated her career to public service and political representation.

Hilmi Aydınçer

1915–2009 (age 94)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Vahit Çolakoğlu

1923–2003 (age 80)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Turkish volleyball player who contributed to the development of sports in Turkey.

Ali Recan

1951–2002 (age 51)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Recep Safoğlu

1920–2008 (age 88)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Turkish academic whose scholarly work contributed to Turkish higher education and intellectual development.

Hatice Alptekin

1923–2005 (age 82)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Tilda Kemal

1923–2001 (age 78)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Turkish writer and cultural figure who contributed significantly to twentieth-century Turkish literature.

Osman Okyar

1917–2002 (age 85)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Vecihe Taşçı

1905–2002 (age 97)

Sahrayıcedid Cemetery

İlhan Kayan

1921–2003 (age 82)

Sahrayıcedid Cemetery

Şükran Kurdakul

1927–2004 (age 77)

Sahrayıcedid Cemetery

Turkish author whose literary works enriched the cultural landscape of twentieth-century Turkish literature.

Aydın Güven Gürkan

1941–2006 (age 65)

Tuzla Cemetery

Kemal Çapraz

1964–2008 (age 44)

Tuzla Cemetery

Turkish journalist dedicated to public service and truthful reporting in Turkish media.

Hulki Saner

1923–2005 (age 82)

Sahrayıcedid Cemetery

Yener Süsoy

1947–2006 (age 59)

Kazlıçeşme

Turkish writer whose literary works contributed meaningfully to contemporary Turkish letters.

Zühtü İbiş

1975–2001 (age 26)

Sarıyaprak

Nermin Erbakan

1943–2005 (age 62)

Merkezefendi Cemetery

Turkish politician who contributed to the nation's political discourse and public service.

Cem'i Demiroğlu

1927–2002 (age 75)

Merkezefendi Cemetery

Hikmet Bil

1918–2003 (age 85)

Merkezefendi Cemetery

Turkish journalist whose decades-long career contributed significantly to Turkish media and public discourse.

Ergun Köknar

1934–2000 (age 66)

Merkezefendi Cemetery

Faik Baysal

1922–2002 (age 80)

Merkezefendi Cemetery

Turkish author whose literary contributions enriched the cultural landscape of twentieth-century Turkey.

İlhan Ayverdi

1926–2009 (age 83)

Merkezefendi Cemetery

Suna Pekuysal

1933–2008 (age 75)

Merkezefendi Cemetery

Turkish actor whose performances contributed significantly to Turkish theater and cinema.

Mualla Eyuboğlu

1919–2009 (age 90)

Merkezefendi Cemetery

Matild Manukyan

1914–2001 (age 87)

Şişli Armenian Cemetery

Zahrad

1924–2007 (age 83)

Şişli Armenian Cemetery

Madam Anahit

1917–2003 (age 86)

Şişli Armenian Cemetery

Agop Ayvaz

1911–2006 (age 95)

Şişli Armenian Cemetery

Sirvart Kalpakyan Karamanuk

1912–2008 (age 96)

Şişli Armenian Cemetery

Tunç Yalman

1925–2006 (age 81)

Feriköy Cemetery