Deaths in the 2010s

Necdet Yaşar

1930–2017 (age 87)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Nuray Hafiftaş

1962–2018 (age 56)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Orhan Boran

1928–2012 (age 84)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Seyhan Erözçelik

1962–2011 (age 49)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Talat Tuncalp

1917–2017 (age 100)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Çolpan İlhan

1936–2014 (age 78)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Şakir Eczacıbaşı

1929–2010 (age 81)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Alp Can

1961–2010 (age 49)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Alp Can was a Turkish journalist who worked in news media until his death in 2010.

Hüsrev Tayla

1925–2014 (age 89)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Mehmet Emin Sungur

1936–2018 (age 82)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Mehmet Emin Sungur was a Turkish politician whose career in public service extended across multiple decades.

Burhan Doğançay

1929–2013 (age 84)

Turgutreis

Kaya Opan

1936–2016 (age 80)

Gaziemir district

Kaya Opan was a Turkish politician active in the Gaziemir district throughout his career.

Necmettin Karaduman

1927–2017 (age 90)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Necdet Öztorun

1924–2010 (age 86)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Ozan Arif

1949–2019 (age 70)

Samsun Province

Arif Şirin, commonly known as Ozan Arif ("Arif the Bard"; June 10, 1949 – February 13, 2019), was a Turkish male folk...

İbrahim Erkal

1966–2017 (age 51)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Şevket Müftügil

1917–2015 (age 98)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Esin Afşar

1936–2011 (age 75)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Gökşin Sipahioğlu

1926–2011 (age 85)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Doğan Babacan

1929–2018 (age 89)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Kâmil Sönmez

1947–2012 (age 65)

Ordu Province

Neşet Ertaş

1938–2012 (age 74)

Kırşehir

Furkan Doğan

1991–2010 (age 19)

Kayseri Province

Kadir Mısıroğlu

1933–2019 (age 86)

Üsküdar

Kadir Mısıroğlu (24 January 1933 – 5 May 2019) was a Turkish Islamist writer, publisher, and conspiracy theorist.

Sıtkı Sezgin

1949–2018 (age 69)

Samsun Province

Sıtkı Sezgin was a Turkish actor whose performances enriched Turkish entertainment and culture.

İlyas Karaöz

1922–2018 (age 96)

Muğla

Osman Zeki Oral

1925–2012 (age 87)

Zonguldak Province

Osman Zeki Oral was a Turkish painter whose work contributed to Turkish visual arts and culture.

Cafer Erçakmak

1939–2011 (age 72)

Sivas Province

Ali Osman Ulusoy

1927–2014 (age 87)

Trabzon Province

Ali Osman Ulusoy was a Turkish businessperson whose entrepreneurial work contributed to Turkish commerce.

Aysel Ekşi

1934–2015 (age 81)

Ordu Province

Cesarettin Alptekin

1953–2015 (age 62)

Rize Province

Cesarettin Alptekin was a Turkish association football coach dedicated to developing athletic talent.

Pervin Par

1939–2015 (age 76)

Çeşme

Azer Bülbül

1967–2012 (age 45)

Esenyurt

Ahmet Ada

1947–2016 (age 69)

Kayseri Province

Ahmet Nihat Akın

1922–2011 (age 89)

Zonguldak Province

Ahmet Nihat Akın was a Turkish politician whose career in public service extended across multiple decades.

Osman Şahinoğlu

1927–2016 (age 89)

Samsun Province

Vehbi Engiz

1927–2016 (age 89)

Trabzon Province

Vehbi Engiz was a Turkish politician dedicated to public service and community representation.

Mustafa Karslıoğlu

1948–2016 (age 68)

Bolu

Mehmet Muhlis Arıkan

1931–2016 (age 85)

Samsun Province

Mehmet Muhlis Arıkan was a Turkish politician whose career focused on public service and governance.

Mehmet Batuk

1963–2017 (age 54)

Samsun Province

Candan Azer

1941–2014 (age 73)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Selçuk Erverdi

1927–2014 (age 87)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Selçuk Erverdi was a politician whose career was marked by dedication to public service.

Ömer Faruk Akün

1926–2016 (age 90)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Mehmet Pesen

1923–2012 (age 89)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Mehmet Pesen was a painter whose artistic contributions left a lasting mark on Turkish visual arts.

Recep Kızılcık

1967–2014 (age 47)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Nezih Uzel

1938–2012 (age 74)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Nezih Uzel was a musician whose talent and dedication enriched Turkish musical traditions.

Ahmet Karaaslan

1935–2017 (age 82)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Gürbüz Atabek

1929–2017 (age 88)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Erdoğan Karabelen

1935–2018 (age 83)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Mete Tan

1929–2016 (age 87)

Karacaahmet Cemetery