Over 500 obituaries for famous people from Turkey who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Bilgesu Erenus, the Turkish playwright, screenwriter and activist,
died on August 5, 2026, aged 82. She began her career at the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation as a producer and…
Can Kolukısa, a Turkish actor known for roles in Züğürt Ağa, King of the Doormen and Selamsız Bandosu,
died on August 1, 2026, aged 92. Born in Eskişehir on May…
Vedat Yenerer, a Turkish journalist and writer,
died on July 28, 2026, aged 61. Born in Istanbul on January 2, 1965, he built a career as a war correspondent and…
Zihni Göktay
died on July 5, 2026. He was a Turkish actor. Tags Actors, 05 July 2026, Sagittarius, Turkey, Zihni, Göktay, July 2026, July 5
Cengiz Gündoğdu
died on July 1, 2026. Tags Writers, 01 July 2026, Cengiz, Turkey, Gündoğdu, July 1, July 2026
Arda Küçükyetim
died on June 29, 2026. He was a Turkish convicted attempted murderer. No further details about his death were provided in the available record. Tags Criminals, 29 June…
Sevgül Uludağ, a Turkish Cypriot journalist and activist,
died on June 28, 2026, at age 67. Born in Nicosia on October 15, 1958, she worked first in a bank and…
Kadir İnanır, the Turkish actor and filmmaker,
died on June 26, 2026, at the age of 77. Born on April 15, 1949, in Fatsa, he became one of the best-known…
Theoliptos Fenerlis, a Turkish-Greek Orthodox prelate and metropolitan of Iconium,
died on June 18, 2026, at the age of 69. Born Iakovos Fenerlis on April 17, 1957, in Tarabya, Istanbul,…
Ece İrtem, a Turkish actress and opera singer,
died on June 15, 2026, after suffering a heart attack. She was 35. Born in Sivas on June 14, 1991, İrtem graduated…
Hüseyin Kenan Aydın, a German politician and member of the Bundestag from 2005 to 2009,
died on June 12, 2026. Born on October 22, 1962, in Pülümür, Turkey, he worked…
Memiş Selciuc
died on June 11, 2026, after a heart attack. He was a Romanian-Turkish saxophonist. Tags Other, 11 June 2026, Romania, Selciuc, Turkey, Heart Attack, June 11, June 2026,…
Reha Muhtar, a Turkish anchorman, columnist and television reporter,
died on June 3, 2026, at age 66. Born in Istanbul on July 21, 1959, he began his career as a…
Henri Barki, a Turkish-Canadian social scientist and professor at HEC Montréal,
died on May 19, 2026, at age 75. He was a long-serving member of the Université de Montréal faculty,…
Tülay Özer, a Turkish singer,
died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 79. Born on December 10, 1946, in Kemaliye, Turkey, she began her professional music career in…
Hüsamettin Cindoruk, Turkish politician and acting president in 1993,
died on April 11, 2026, at the age of 92. He was twice a member of Turkey’s Grand National Assembly and…
Ahmet Altay Cengizer, a Turkish diplomat,
died on April 8, 2026, at the age of 71. Born in Istanbul on October 22, 1954, he earned a bachelor’s degree in political…
Yalçın Küçük
died on April 6, 2026. He was a Turkish socialist writer, economist and historian. Küçük was known for his work across writing, economics and history, and his death…
Orhan Kaynak, a Turkish football player and coach,
died on March 15, 2026. Known as Küçük Orhan, he played as a forward and had stints in the Süper Lig with…
İlber Ortaylı, a Turkish historian and professor of history,
died on March 13, 2026. He was 78. Born on 21 May 1947 in Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Allied-occupied Austria, to Crimean Tatar…
Engin Fırat, a Turkish football manager and player,
died on March 9, 2026. Born on June 11, 1970, he was described as a Turkish footballer and manager. Fırat signed a…
Yukkie B, the Dutch rapper known as Yüksel Özince,
died on February 28, 2026. Born in Amsterdam on October 30, 1969, he discovered hip-hop culture and breakdancing in 1984. In…
Candan Dumanlı
died on February 27, 2026. Dumanlı was a Turkish football player associated with Ankaragücü. No further details about his life or career were provided in the available information.…
Ali Tutal, a Turkish actor,
died on February 22, 2026, at the age of 75-76. Born in Diyarbakır in June 1950, he began his career in advertising before starting his…
Nurcan Çelik, a Turkish footballer and coach,
died on February 14, 2026. She played as a goalkeeper and represented Turkey at under-19 level before joining the senior national team. Çelik…
Ömer Kaner, a Turkish football player and coach,
died on February 12, 2026, at the age of 74. A forward, he played for Eskişehirspor, Fenerbahçe and Karagümrük. He also served…
Kanbolat Görkem Arslan, a Turkish actor known for his role as Savcı Bey in Kuruluş: Osman,
died on February 11, 2026, at the age of 45. Born on November 4,…
Mehmed Emîn Bozarslan, a Turkish-Swedish Kurdish writer and translator,
died on February 10, 2026. Born in Diyarbakır in south-eastern Turkey on 15 September 1934, he moved to Sweden as a…
Nevin Efe, a Turkish actress,
died on February 6, 2026, at the age of 78. Born in Istanbul on March 5, 1947, she appeared in television series including Valley of…
Şemsa Özar, a Turkish academic and professor in the Department of Economics at Boğaziçi University,
died on February 3, 2026, in Istanbul, Turkey, after a long illness. Born in İzmir…
Turkish singer and actor
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Turkish wrestler
Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
Turkish politician
Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Turkish theater
Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Turkish operatic baritone
Died on Saturday January 3rd 2026
Turkish footballer (İstanbulspor
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Turkish academics and author
Died on Friday December 12th 2025
Turkish singer
Died on Wednesday November 12th 2025
Turkish cryptocurrency trader and convicted fraudster
Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Turkish actor (Yabancı Damat
Died on Thursday October 16th 2025
Turkish ney flautist and musician
Died on Thursday October 9th 2025
Turkish poet
Died on Wednesday October 1st 2025
Turkish engineer and politician
Died on Wednesday September 10th 2025
Turkish actress
Died on Saturday August 30th 2025
Turkish historian
Died on Sunday August 24th 2025
Turkish-born Canadian linguist
Died on Saturday August 23rd 2025
Turkish basketball player
Died on Saturday August 23rd 2025
Turkish streamer
Died on Thursday August 21st 2025
Turkish music artist
Died on Tuesday August 19th 2025
Turkish physician
Died on Saturday August 16th 2025
Turkish sports commentator
Died on Thursday August 7th 2025
Turkish singer
Died on Wednesday August 6th 2025
Turkish architect and politician
Died on Wednesday August 6th 2025
Turkish singer
Died on Monday August 4th 2025
Turkish economist
Died on Saturday July 26th 2025
Turkish politician and academician
Died on Sunday July 20th 2025
Turkish politician
Died on Saturday July 19th 2025
Turkish actor and voice artist
Died on Wednesday July 16th 2025
Turkish journalist (Radikal
Died on Friday July 11th 2025
Dutch film producer (Turkish Delight
Died on Sunday July 6th 2025
Turkish journalist and writer
Died on Friday July 4th 2025
Turkish neurosurgeon
Died on Wednesday June 11th 2025
Turkish economist and politician
Died on Thursday May 29th 2025
Turkish politician
Died on Wednesday May 28th 2025
Turkish musician
Died on Monday May 26th 2025
Turkish politician
Died on Tuesday May 20th 2025
Turkish film director
Died on Thursday May 15th 2025
Turkish politician
Died on Saturday May 3rd 2025
Turkish boxer
Died on Tuesday April 15th 2025
Turkish judge
Died on Monday April 7th 2025
Turkish folk singer
Died on Sunday March 30th 2025
Turkish Olympic alpine skier (2022)
Died on Thursday March 27th 2025
Turkish Actress.
Died on Saturday March 22nd 2025
Turkish actor (Vavien)
Died on Friday March 14th 2025
Turkish singer
Died on Sunday March 2nd 2025
Turkish Olympic swimmer (2000)
Died on Friday February 28th 2025
Turkish calligrapher
Died on Monday February 24th 2025
Turkish-American academic and historian.
Died on Thursday February 20th 2025
Turkish footballer (Eskişehirspor
Died on Thursday February 13th 2025
Turkish scholar and dialectologist
Died on Friday February 7th 2025
Turkish footballer (Karşıyaka
Died on Sunday February 2nd 2025
Turkish composer
Died on Thursday January 30th 2025
Turkish journalist
Died on Friday January 24th 2025
Turkish journalist
Died on Thursday January 23rd 2025
Turkish politician
Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Turkish politician
Died on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Turkish writer
Died on Wednesday January 15th 2025
Turkish actress (Yaprak Dökümü
Died on Wednesday January 15th 2025
Turkish rabbi
Died on Tuesday January 14th 2025
Turkish violinist
Died on Tuesday January 7th 2025
Turkish footballer (national team)
Died on Sunday January 5th 2025
Turkish singer and actor
Died on Thursday January 2nd 2025
Turkish musician (Modern Folk Üçlüsü) and bureaucrat
Died on Saturday December 28th 2024
Turkish architect
Died on Friday December 20th 2024
Turkish singer
Died on Sunday December 15th 2024
