Deaths in the 2010s

Güngör Dilmen

1930–2012 (age 82)

Doğançay Cemetery

Muzaffer İzgü

1933–2017 (age 84)

Doğançay Cemetery

Nabi Şensoy

1945–2018 (age 73)

Doğançay Cemetery

Fikret Tartan

1937–2013 (age 76)

Doğançay Cemetery

Turkish author whose literary contributions enriched Turkish cultural heritage.

Mükerrem Kemertaş

1938–2018 (age 80)

Doğançay Cemetery

Cengiz Çekil

1945–2015 (age 70)

Doğançay Cemetery

Turkish sculptor whose artistic works contributed to the nation's cultural heritage.

Tekin Alp

1925–2016 (age 91)

Kozlu Cemetery

Agop Kotoğyan

1937–2018 (age 81)

Balıklı Armenian Cemetery

Physician dedicated to serving his community with medical expertise and compassion.

Yaman Tüzcet

1942–2018 (age 76)

Kozlu Cemetery

Haldun Ergüvenç

1945–2019 (age 74)

Kozlu Cemetery

Turkish voice actor whose distinctive performances enriched Turkish film, television, and radio.

Ali Haydar Yurtsever

1948–2014 (age 66)

Doğançay Cemetery

Turkish reporter dedicated to journalism and the pursuit of truth.

Osep Minasoğlu

1929–2013 (age 84)

Balıklı Armenian Cemetery

Namık Çevik

1934–2018 (age 84)

Doğançay Cemetery

Turkish physician dedicated to serving his patients with medical expertise and care.

Şeref Bakşık

1927–2019 (age 92)

Kokluca Cemetery

Turkish politician dedicated to public service and community welfare.

İbrahim Yazıcı

1948–2013 (age 65)

Amir Sultan Cemetery

Arda Öziri

1978–2018 (age 40)

Işıkkent Cemetery

Turkish actor known for his work in film and television.

Timur Çınar

1950–2014 (age 64)

Işıkkent Cemetery

Erdoğan Alkan

1935–2014 (age 79)

Ortaköy Cemetery

Turkish writer and literary figure.

Güney Dinç

1936–2015 (age 79)

Soğukkuyu Cemetery

Turkish lawyer and legal professional.

İsmet Yazar

1929–2013 (age 84)

Soğukkuyu Cemetery

Hilal Esen

1952–2011 (age 59)

Hasdal Cemetery

Çetin Topçuoğlu

1956–2010 (age 54)

Kabasakal Cemetery

Turkish association football player and athlete.

Taylan Taylancı

1983–2011 (age 28)

Buruk Cemetery

Fehim Adak

1931–2016 (age 85)

Bağlum Cemetery

Turkish politician and public official.

Nuri Ok

1942–2015 (age 73)

Gölbaşı Cemetery

Şeref Taşlıova

1938–2014 (age 76)

Bağlum Cemetery

Cem Erman

1947–2011 (age 64)

Kabasakal Cemetery

Murat Göğebakan

1968–2014 (age 46)

Buruk Cemetery

Bekir Çınar

1969–2010 (age 41)

Akkapı Cemetery

Suat Geyik

1949–2015 (age 66)

Kabasakal Cemetery

Turkish film actor known for his memorable performances in Turkish cinema.

Mesut Mertcan

1946–2017 (age 71)

Akkapı Cemetery

Şükrü Kızılot

1958–2017 (age 59)

Gölbaşı Cemetery

Ziyaettin Yağcı

1945–2018 (age 73)

Buruk Cemetery

Turkish statesperson whose political career was dedicated to national service.

Mustafa Kafalı

1934–2019 (age 85)

Gölbaşı Cemetery

Atilla İmamoğlu

1939–2014 (age 75)

Gölbaşı Cemetery

Turkish politician whose career in public service shaped national governance.

Turgut Uçar

1964–2019 (age 55)

Örnekköy Cemetery

Turgut Uçar (10 March 1964 İzmir– 4 February 2019 İzmir) was a Turkish football manager and coach.

Zahit Atakan

1923–2013 (age 90)

Heybeliada Cemetery

Turkish soldier whose military service exemplified dedication to national defense.

Suat Şükrü Kundakçı

1932–2015 (age 83)

Merdivenköy Cemetery

Halil İnalcık

1916–2016 (age 100)

Fatih Mosque Cemetery

Semavi Eyice

1922–2018 (age 96)

Fatih Mosque Cemetery

Kemal Karpat

1923–2019 (age 96)

Fatih Mosque Cemetery

Kemal Karpat (15 February 1924, Babadag Tulcea, Romania – 20 February 2019, Manchester, New Hampshire, United States) ...

Sun Myung Moon

1920–2012 (age 92)

South Korea

Kim Young-sam

1927–2015 (age 88)

Seoul National Cemetery

Chae Myung-shin

1926–2013 (age 87)

Seoul National Cemetery

Lee Hui-ho

1922–2019 (age 97)

Seoul National Cemetery

Lee Hee-ho, sometimes spelled as Lee Hui-ho (Korean: 이희호; Hanja: 李姬鎬; 21 September 1922 – 10 June 2019), w...

Ahn Chun-saeng

1912–2011 (age 99)

Seoul National Cemetery

Nam Hak-yeol

1930–2011 (age 81)

Icheon National Cemetery

Chang Sung-hwan

1920–2015 (age 95)

Daejeon National Cemetery

Han Juho

1958–2010 (age 52)

Daejeon National Cemetery

Kim Seongdo

1939–2018 (age 79)

Daejeon National Cemetery

Kim Seongdo was a South Korean whose life spanned nearly eight decades of the nation's modern era.