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Kurdish lawyer, politician Şerafettin Kaya laid to rest in Muş

Kurdish lawyer, politician Şerafettin Kaya laid to rest in Muş

Having lost his life in Germany, Şerafettin Kaya has been laid to rest in Turkey’s Muş. Defending young Kurdish people after the military memorandum in 1971, he was subjected to inhuman treatment alongside them in Diyarbakır Prison after the 1980 coup.

Carbon monoxide poisoning in Antalya: Mother and her baby lose their lives

FAMILY WAS IN QUARANTINE

Carbon monoxide poisoning in Antalya: Mother and her baby lose their lives

A family of four was affected by the carbon monoxide leaking from the heating stove at their house in Antalya’s Serik. While the father and five-year-old daughter were hospitalized, the mother and 1-year-old baby lost their lives.

31 January 2022

Minister on Enes Kara: ‘A young person died, it is considered a communication problem’

Minister on Enes Kara: ‘A young person died, it is considered a communication problem’

Minister of Family and Social Services Yanık has commented on the death of university student Enes Kara, who took his own life after having posted a video where he talked about the pressure that he had faced at the dorm of a religious community.

17 January 2022

Turkish Jewish Community Honorary Chair Bensiyon Pinto loses his life

Turkish Jewish Community Honorary Chair Bensiyon Pinto loses his life

Bensiyon Pinto, the Honorary Chair of the Turkish Jewish Community, has died at the age of 85. The Turkish Chief Rabbinate Foundation has announced his passing.

14 January 2022

Journalist Hüseyin Narlı to be laid to rest in Bochum on January 13

Journalist Hüseyin Narlı to be laid to rest in Bochum on January 13

Having passed away on January 9, journalist Hüseyin Narlı will be laid to rest in Germany’s Bochum on January 13, 2022. Having lived in exile for the past 41 years and committed his life to Alevi revival, he left Turkey following the military coup in 1980.

12 January 2022

Fire in İstanbul’s Esenyurt: Four children lose their lives

Fire in İstanbul’s Esenyurt: Four children lose their lives

A fire broke out in Esenyurt district in İstanbul; four children from a family of six have died. According to initial reports, the fire was caused by an electric heater. Some media outlets report that the family was using the heater as they couldn’t pay the gas bill.

14 December 2021

Associations raise concerns about suspicious death of trans woman Derya

Associations raise concerns about suspicious death of trans woman Derya

Pembe Hayat (Pink Life) and Kırmızı Şemsiye (Red Umbrella) associations have announced that trans woman Derya has lost her life in Ankara. The associations have said that they will follow up the investigation into her death.

7 December 2021

In memory of Üner Eyüboğlu

In memory of Üner Eyüboğlu

Üner was always political and a leftist. But in the past 20 years, he truly embraced and sharpened this political and activist side to him. Until it was banned, he participated without fail in the weekly Saturday Mothers demonstrations at Galatasaray Square.

19 November 2021 Ali Bektaş

Artist Etel Adnan loses her life

Artist Etel Adnan loses her life

The daughter of a Muslim-Arab father from Damascus and an Orthodox-Greek mother from İzmir in a marriage which caused them both to be excluded from their communities, Etel Adnan has lost her life at the age of 96.

15 November 2021

PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan’s brother Osman Öcalan loses his life

RÛDAW REPORTS

PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan’s brother Osman Öcalan loses his life

Rûdaw has reported that Osman Öcalan, the brother of jailed PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, has died in Erbil, where he was in treatment for COVID-related health problems.

15 November 2021

Journalist Murat Kuseyri has lost his life

Journalist Murat Kuseyri has lost his life

Reporting news for several critical media outlets in Turkey, journalist Murat Kuseyri has lost his life in Sweden’s capital city of Stockholm.

30 September 2021

Architectural historian Doğan Kuban loses his life

Architectural historian Doğan Kuban loses his life

Prominent arhitectural historian Prof. Doğan Kuban has lost his life. İstanbul Technical University has expressed its condolences in a social media message.

23 September 2021

Actor Ferhan Şensoy loses his life

Actor Ferhan Şensoy loses his life

Prominent playwright and actor Ferhan Şensoy lost his life at the hospital where he had been in treatment in İstanbul since July 2.

One soldier loses his life in ‘Operation Claw’

One soldier loses his life in ‘Operation Claw’

Losing his life in a mortar attack in Iraq’s north, soldier Hakan Bali joined the “Operation Claw-Lightning” after taking leave and getting engaged last week.

Child labor in Turkey: Agricultural worker loses her life

Child labor in Turkey: Agricultural worker loses her life

17-year-old Belkize Çelik received an electric shock in the tent where she was staying and lost her life in Turkey’s Black Sea province of Ordu.

Dead body of an Afghan refugee found in Van

Dead body of an Afghan refugee found in Van

A citizen grazing cattle in the area found the dead body of the unidentified refugee from Afghanistan in the evening hours. The body has been taken to the Van Regional Training and Research Hospital for autopsy.

Mine collapses in Zonguldak, one worker loses his life

Mine collapses in Zonguldak, one worker loses his life

Miner Salif Zıvalı has lost his life after an unlicensed mine in Turkey’s Black Sea province of Zonguldak collapsed.

Actor Rasim Öztekin loses his life

Actor Rasim Öztekin loses his life

Hospitalized after a heart attack, actor Rasim Öztekin has lost his life at the age of 62. In 2016, Öztekin was handed over a symbolic award for traditional theater, titled Hasan Efendi Turban, named after a pioneering comedian.

At least 21 journalists died of coronavirus in Turkey

At least 21 journalists died of coronavirus in Turkey

According to a recent report released by Geneva-based Press Emblem Campaign, at least 840 journalists died from COVID-19 in 68 countries in a year, meaning that more than two journalists lost their lives per day.

92 people died of counterfeit alcohol in Turkey in 69 days

92 people died of counterfeit alcohol in Turkey in 69 days

14 people have been hospitalized for suspected methanol poisoning in Bursa province over the last three days, three of them have died. Since October 9, 92 people have lost their lives for having consumed bootleg alcohol.

16 December 2020

Ex-PM Mesut Yılmaz loses his life

Ex-PM Mesut Yılmaz loses his life

Elected Prime Minister multiple times in the 1990s, Mesut Yılmaz died of lung cancer at the age of 73. He had been fighting cancer since January 2019.

30 October 2020

Armed attack in Syria: One Turkish Red Crescent worker dies

Armed attack in Syria: One Turkish Red Crescent worker dies

Arriving in the scene of the incident, Turkish Red Crescent Chair Kerem Kınık has indicated that the assaulters will be caught in the shortest possible time.

14 September 2020

Actor Birol Ünel loses his life

Actor Birol Ünel loses his life

Fighting cancer, actor Birol Ünel has lost his life. Widely known for his roles in director Fatih Akın’s “Head-On” and “Soul Kitchen,” Ünel was hospitalized on August 18, on his birthday, as he took a turn for the worse.

4 September 2020

Reactions to lawyer Ebru Timtik’s death

Reactions to lawyer Ebru Timtik’s death

After arrested lawyer Ebru Timtik died on the 238th day of her death fast yesterday, politicians, lawyers and artists have criticized the silence in the face of her demands and underlined the importance of the right to a fair trial.

Güler Zere Passed Away

Güler Zere Passed Away

Five months after her release from prison, former political prisoner Güler Zere died of cancer. Zere had been granted pardon by President Gül in November 2009 after having waited for her release for months under conditions of insufficient medical treatment.

10 May 2010 Semra Pelek