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Halide Edib Adıvar

1884–1964 (age 80)

Merkezefendi Cemetery

Halide Edib Adıvar (1884–1964) was a preeminent Turkish writer, novelist, and intellectual who profoundly influenced ...

Abdülhak Şinasi Hisar

1887–1963 (age 76)

Merkezefendi Cemetery

Sadettin Kaynak

1895–1961 (age 66)

Merkezefendi Cemetery

Sadettin Kaynak (1895–1961) was a Turkish composer of note whose works enriched the nation's musical heritage.

Ahmet Ateş

1911–1966 (age 55)

Merkezefendi Cemetery

Recai Türeli

1911–1966 (age 55)

Merkezefendi Cemetery

Recai Türeli (1911–1966) was a Turkish bureaucrat who served in the administration of the Turkish state.

Vedat Garan

1895–1964 (age 69)

Merkezefendi Cemetery

İbrahim Çallı

1882–1960 (age 78)

Merkezefendi Cemetery

İbrahim Çallı (1882–1960) was a preeminent Turkish painter and a foundational figure in modern Turkish visual arts.

Hamdullah Suphi Tanrıöver

1885–1966 (age 81)

Merkezefendi Cemetery

Hayganuş Mark

1885–1966 (age 81)

Şişli Armenian Cemetery

Hayganuş Mark (1885–1966) was an Armenian writer whose literary works contributed to Armenian cultural expression and...

Karekin Haçaduryan

1880–1961 (age 81)

Şişli Armenian Cemetery

Naghi Sheykhzamanli

1883–1967 (age 84)

Feriköy Cemetery

Naghi Sheykhzamanli was an Ottoman and Turkish politician who served during the early 20th century.

Cafer Seydahmet Kırımer

1889–1960 (age 71)

Feriköy Cemetery

Muslihittin Peykoğlu

1905–1960 (age 55)

Feriköy Cemetery

Muslihittin Peykoğlu was a Turkish association football player active in the early 20th century.

Hayri İpar

1882–1966 (age 84)

Feriköy Cemetery

Vahit Öz

1911–1969 (age 58)

Feriköy Cemetery

Vahit Öz was a Turkish actor who performed in theater and early Turkish cinema.

Fatin Rüştü Zorlu

1910–1961 (age 51)

Topkapı Cemetery

Hasan Polatkan

1915–1961 (age 46)

Topkapı Cemetery

Hasan Polatkan was a Turkish politician who held significant positions in mid-20th century governance.

Shafi Bey Rustambeyli

1893–1960 (age 67)

Feriköy Cemetery

Pshemakho Kotsev

1884–1962 (age 78)

Feriköy Cemetery

Pshemakho Kotsev was a lawyer who practiced during the early-to-mid 20th century.

Kazım Ağel

1894–1967 (age 73)

Meteris Cemetery

Yaşar Doğu

1913–1961 (age 48)

Military Cemetery of Cebeci

Yaşar Doğu was a legendary Turkish amateur wrestler and Olympic champion.

İrfan Baştuğ

1908–1960 (age 52)

Military Cemetery of Cebeci

Cemil Sait Barlas

1905–1964 (age 59)

Yeniköy Cemetery

Cemil Sait Barlas was a Turkish politician active in mid-20th century governance.

Hacı Ömer Sabancı

1906–1966 (age 60)

Adana Asri Cemetery

Damar Arıkoğlu

1887–1969 (age 82)

Adana Asri Cemetery

Damar Arıkoğlu was a Turkish politician with a lengthy career in public service.

Cemal Tollu

1899–1968 (age 69)

Kozlu Cemetery

Kemal Kuşçu

1902–1968 (age 66)

Kozlu Cemetery

Kemal Kuşçu was a Turkish writer active in early-to-mid 20th century literature.

Vahap Özaltay

1907–1965 (age 58)

Kokluca Cemetery

Vahap Özaltay (1907-1965) was a Turkish figure born in Beirut who was buried at Kokluca Cemetery.

Müşfika Kadınefendi

1867–1961 (age 94)

Yahya Efendi Cemetery

Müşfika Kadınefendi (1867-1961) was an Ottoman consort from Artvin Province buried at Yahya Efendi Cemetery.

Celalettin Ökten

1882–1961 (age 79)

Sakızağacı Cemetery

Fehmi Ethem Karatay

1888–1968 (age 80)

Sakızağacı Cemetery

Turkish writer and intellectual who contributed significantly to Ottoman and Republican era literature.

İlhan Egemen Darendelioğlu

1921–1979 (age 58)

Mersin Province

Suphi Artunkal

1907–1978 (age 71)

Istanbul

Turkish physician whose medical practice contributed to the advancement of healthcare in twentieth-century Turkey.

Beyhani

1933–1971 (age 38)

Istanbul

Fikret Adil

1901–1973 (age 72)

Istanbul

Turkish journalist whose reporting influenced public discourse during early twentieth-century Turkey.

Hasan Akkuş

1895–1972 (age 77)

Istanbul

Kamil Tolon

1912–1978 (age 66)

Bursa

Turkish businessperson whose entrepreneurial efforts contributed to Bursa's economic development.

Ali Kılıç

1888–1971 (age 83)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Cahit Önel

1927–1970 (age 43)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Turkish athletics competitor who represented his nation in mid-twentieth-century sporting competitions.

Ferdi Statzer

1906–1974 (age 68)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Fuat Balkan

1887–1970 (age 83)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Turkish politician whose public service contributed to the development of the Turkish Republic.

Mehmet Baydar

1924–1973 (age 49)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Sadberk Koç

1908–1973 (age 65)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Turkish woman whose life reflected the social and family dynamics of twentieth-century Turkey.

Ahmet Dallı

1907–1971 (age 64)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Necdet Uran

1910–1973 (age 63)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Turkish diplomat whose international service advanced Turkey's foreign policy during the Cold War era.

Hazım Türegün

1891–1977 (age 86)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Behçet Necatigil

1916–1979 (age 63)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Turkish writer and intellectual whose literary works significantly contributed to twentieth-century Turkish culture.

Abdi İpekçi

1929–1979 (age 50)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Feridun Nafiz Uzluk

1902–1974 (age 72)

Konya Province

Turkish writer whose literary works contributed to twentieth-century Turkish cultural discourse.

İsmet İnönü

1884–1973 (age 89)

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