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81 memorials
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5 cemeteries
29 Places
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Turkey: 77 memorial pages

of people who were born or died here, were laid to rest here, or came from Turkey

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Portrait of Necmettin Erbakan (1926–2011) – memorial page

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Necmettin Erbakan

10/29/1926 – 02/27/2011

84 years

Prime Minister of Turkey

Ankara
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EO

Memorial

Ertuğrul Osman

08/18/1912 – 09/23/2009

97 years

Ottoman noble

Istanbul
2
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Portrait of Türkan Saylan (1935–2009) – memorial page

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Türkan Saylan

12/13/1935 – 05/18/2009

73 years

Turkish physician and writer

Istanbul
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Portrait of Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca (1914–2008) – memorial page

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Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca

08/26/1914 – 10/15/2008

94 years

Turkish poet and writer

Istanbul
2
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Portrait of Leyla Gencer (1928–2008) – memorial page

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Leyla Gencer

10/10/1928 – 05/10/2008

79 years

Turkish opera singer

Milan
1
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Portrait of Hrant Dink (1954–2007) – memorial page

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Hrant Dink

09/15/1954 – 01/19/2007

52 years

Turkish-Armenian newspaper editor, journalist, and columnist

Istanbul
1
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Portrait of Ahmet Ertegün (1923–2006) – memorial page

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Ahmet Ertegün

07/30/1923 – 12/14/2006

83 years

Turkish-American businessperson

New York City
13
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Portrait of Bülent Ecevit (1925–2006) – memorial page

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Bülent Ecevit

05/28/1925 – 11/05/2006

81 years

Prime Minister of Turkey

Ankara
14
DA

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Duygu Asena

04/19/1946 – 07/30/2006

60 years

Turkish journalist and writer

Istanbul
1
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Portrait of Mariam Aslamasjan (1907–2006) – memorial page

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Mariam Aslamasjan

10/20/1907 – 07/16/2006

98 years

Soviet Armenian artist

Moscow
1
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Portrait of Arif Mardin (1932–2006) – memorial page

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Arif Mardin

03/15/1932 – 06/25/2006

74 years

Turkish-American record producer

New York City
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Portrait of Suzan Kahramaner (1913–2006) – memorial page

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Suzan Kahramaner

05/21/1913 – 02/22/2006

92 years

Turkish mathematician

Istanbul
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Portrait of Dürrüşehvar Sultan (1914–2006) – memorial page

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Dürrüşehvar Sultan

01/26/1914 – 02/07/2006

92 years

Ottoman noble; daughter of caliph Abdülmecid II

London
64
Aİ

Memorial

Attilâ İlhan

06/15/1925 – 10/10/2005

80 years

Turkish poet and writer

Istanbul
1
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Kâzım Koyuncu

11/07/1971 – 06/25/2005

33 years

Turkish singer

Istanbul
1
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Portrait of Janet Akyüz Mattei (1943–2004) – memorial page

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Janet Akyüz Mattei

01/02/1943 – 03/22/2004

61 years

Turkish astronomer

Boston
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Portrait of Cem Karaca (1945–2004) – memorial page

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Cem Karaca

04/05/1945 – 02/08/2004

58 years

Turkish singer-songwriter

Istanbul
12
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EK
Portrait of Elia Kazan (1909–2003) – memorial page

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Elia Kazan

09/07/1909 – 09/28/2003

94 years

American director and actor

New York City
22
SÜ
Portrait of Selahattin Ülkümen (1914–2003) – memorial page

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Selahattin Ülkümen

01/14/1914 – 06/07/2003

89 years

Turkish diplomat

Istanbul
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JS
Portrait of Joe Strummer (1952–2002) – memorial page

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Joe Strummer

née John Graham Mellor

08/21/1952 – 12/22/2002

50 years

British singer, musician and songwriter

Broomfield
1
MC
Portrait of Melih Cevdet (1915–2002) – memorial page

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Melih Cevdet

03/13/1915 – 11/28/2002

87 years

Turkish poet and writer

Istanbul
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YK
Portrait of Yousuf Karsh (1908–2002) – memorial page

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Yousuf Karsh

12/23/1908 – 07/13/2002

93 years

Armenian-Canadian photographer

Boston
1
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Portrait of Henri Verneuil (1920–2002) – memorial page

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Henri Verneuil

née Achod Malakian

10/15/1920 – 01/11/2002

81 years

French-Armenian playwright and filmmaker

Bagnolet
11
SG
Portrait of Sabiha Gökçen (1913–2001) – memorial page

Memorial

Sabiha Gökçen

03/22/1913 – 03/22/2001

88 years

first Turkish female combat pilot

Ankara
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