Deaths in the 2010s

Burhanettin Bigalı

1927–2016 (age 89)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Yurtsan Atakan

1963–2012 (age 49)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Meral Okay

1959–2012 (age 53)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Mustafa Koç

1960–2016 (age 56)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

İlhan Arsel

1920–2010 (age 90)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Esteemed Turkish jurist and legal scholar.

Peride Celal

1916–2013 (age 97)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Ekrem Bora

1932–2012 (age 80)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Turkish actor known for his contributions to cinema and theater.

Safa Giray

1931–2011 (age 80)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Mümtaz Soysal

1929–2019 (age 90)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Osman Mümtaz Soysal (15 September 1929 – 11 November 2019) was a Turkish professor of constitutional law, political s...

Vahit Melih Halefoğlu

1919–2017 (age 98)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Tekin Akmansoy

1924–2013 (age 89)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Turkish screenwriter whose works enriched Turkish cinema.

Necdet Menzir

1945–2013 (age 68)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Attila Özdemiroğlu

1943–2016 (age 73)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Ayşen Gruda

1944–2019 (age 75)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Turkish actress with a distinguished career in theater and cinema.

Cahit Aral

1927–2011 (age 84)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Fikret Hakan

1934–2017 (age 83)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Hayri Kozakçıoğlu

1938–2013 (age 75)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Zerrin Bölükbaşı

1919–2010 (age 91)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Mehmet Kum

1922–2011 (age 89)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Hasan Polat

1919–2010 (age 91)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Turkish politician dedicated to public service.

Celâl Şahin

1925–2018 (age 93)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Semiha Es

1912–2012 (age 100)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Turkish photographer whose work documented Turkish culture and society.

Yiğit Okur

1934–2016 (age 82)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Mehmet Moğultay

1945–2017 (age 72)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Onur Bayraktar

1979–2010 (age 31)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Aydın Erel

1949–2010 (age 61)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Turkish academic whose scholarly work advanced his field.

Eşref Aydın

1922–2014 (age 92)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Selçuk Uluergüven

1941–2014 (age 73)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Selçuk Uluergüven was a prominent Turkish actor who left an indelible mark on Turkish cinema and theater.

Behiye Aksoy

1933–2015 (age 82)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

İbrahim Arıkan

1941–2016 (age 75)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Leyla Demiriş

1945–2016 (age 71)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Leyla Demiriş was a talented Turkish opera singer whose artistic contributions enriched the country's musical landscape...

Tarık Ünlüoğlu

1957–2019 (age 62)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Reha Oğuz Türkkan

1920–2010 (age 90)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Muhlis Türkmen

1923–2014 (age 91)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Muhlis Türkmen was an influential Turkish architect whose designs contributed significantly to modern Turkish architect...

Ülkü Adatepe

1932–2012 (age 80)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Cüneyt Çalışkur

1954–2011 (age 57)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Erdal Tosun

1963–2016 (age 53)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Selmi Andak

1921–2010 (age 89)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Selmi Andak was a distinguished Turkish composer whose works significantly contributed to the country's musical heritage...

Yalçın Emiroğlu

1930–2014 (age 84)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Küçük İskender

1964–2019 (age 55)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Derman İskender Över, also known as Küçük İskender (28 May 1964 – 3 July 2019), was a Turkish poet, critic and a...

Metin Serezli

1934–2013 (age 79)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Acar Başkut

1935–2016 (age 81)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Acar Başkut was a distinguished Turkish painter whose works made important contributions to Turkish contemporary art.

Nejat Uygur

1927–2013 (age 86)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Tanju Gürsu

1938–2016 (age 78)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Cüneyt Türel

1942–2012 (age 70)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Macide Tanır

1922–2013 (age 91)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Refik Erduran

1928–2017 (age 89)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Sennur Sezer

1943–2015 (age 72)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Manolya Onur

1955–2017 (age 62)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Metin Türel

1937–2018 (age 81)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery