Date published: 13 October 2015 14:50

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Stories of Those Who Lost Their Lives in Ankara

We share the stories that we could find of the ones to call for peace in Ankara.

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Stories of Those Who Lost Their Lives in Ankara

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According to latest statement, 97 people have lost their lives in the attack carried out by two suicide bombers at Labor, Peace, Democracy rally in Ankara on October 10.

We share the stories that we could find of the ones to call for peace in Ankara.

Abdülkadir Uyan

26-year-old Abdulkadir Uyan from Bingöl graduated from İstanbul University, Electrical Electronic Engineering in 2013. They opened an engineering office with his brother in Bingöl. He applied for post graduate to İstanbul University, Electrical Electronic Engineering a day before the explosion.

He will be buried in Mutluca village of Solhan district.

Metin Kürklü

53-year-old Metin Kürklü was a retired worker and chair of Labor Party (EMEP) Merzifon District. He had gone to Ankara with his friends to join the rally which took place on his birthday.

His body was buried in Merzifon district of Amasya province on October 11.

Gökhan Akman

21-year-old Gökhan Akman was fourth-grade at Uşak University, Mechanical Engineering Department and member of EMEP youth branch in Uşak.

His body was buried in Kızılyaka neighbourhood of Çameli district in Denizli province on October 11.

Orhan Işıktaş

24-year-old Orhan Işıktaş was a third-grade at Selçuk University, Logistics Department.

His body was buried in Zübeyir village of Tarsus district in Mersin on October 11.

Işıktaş's mother, Müzeyyen Işıktaş, at funeral said "Orhan went to Ankara for peace. They killed the ones who went for peace. I am sorry for everyone's loss, except for Erdoğan.

Gülhan Karlı Elmascan / Yılmaz Elmascan

Teacher Gülhan Karlı Elmascan and her yearlong husband Yılmaz Elmascan, Combined Transportation Workers' Union (BTS) member and Turkish State Railways (TCDD) machinist, had come to the rally from Adana.

Of those who had went to the rally from Adana, BTS members; Bilgen Parlak, Hacı Kıvrak, Nevzat Sayan, Rıdvan Akgül, Fevzi Sert, EMEP members Dilan Sarıkaya and Gökhan Gökbörü, EMEP Provincial Board member Şebnem Yurtman and Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) member Hacı Mehmet Şah lost their lives along with them.

While Elmascan's body will be buried in Suruç district of Urfa province, his wife Gülhan Karlı Elmascan will be buried in Ereğli district of Konya province. .

Nevzat Sayan

Nevzat sayan was a former TCDD worker and member of the BTS. He was sent off on an eternal journey in Karaman on October 12.

Selfie of BTS members going to the rally from Adana Yılmaz Elmascan, Nevzat Sayan, Bilgen Parlak and Rıdvan Akgül was released.

Bilgen Parlak

45-year-old BTS member Bilgen Parlak was buried in his hometown, Kahta.

Hacı Kıvrak

Adana BTS member Hacı Kıvrak had been working at TCDD for 25 years. Body of 45-year-old Kıvrak, the father of two, was buried in Üzümlük village of Yozgat's Aydınlık district on October 11.

Rıdvan Akgül

Rıdvan Akgül was a worker at TCDD Adana Directorate and BTS member. His body was buried in Siirt province on October 11.

Fevzi Sert

TCDD worker 45-year-old Fevzi was married and the father of three. His body was buried in Kozan district of Adana province.

Hacı Mehmet Şah

Hacı Mehmet Şah was a HDP member. He was sent off on an eternal journey in Adana on October 12.

Gökmen Dalmaç

38-year-old Gökmen Dalmaç was EMEP İstanbul Beyoğlu district administrator and member of Revolutionist Trabzonspor Fans. He had done worked as Education Union (Eğitim Sen) Trabzon Office Secretaryship. Dalmaç who was working at Karadeniz Technical University Registrar's Office, was living in İstanbul for several years. Dalmaç was buried in Trabzon.

Elif Kanlıoğlu

20-year-old Elif Kanlıoğlu was among those who went to the rally from Aydın. She was second-grade at Mersin University, Foreign Language College.

Hakan Dursun Akalın

Hakan Dursun Akalın performing his teaching duty in Amasya had posted the following message on social media before he went to the rally:

"Saying 'come' doesn't bring it. Waiting in hope is for helpless ones. This is not the time to run and hide. Love is hard work. Hard work for bread and hope too. Peace is said to be in Ankara, I will go and fetch it. I am going, greetings to those staying. If I can bring peace to my daughter, what else can I ask for."

Ercan Adsız

42-year-old Ercan Adsız was president EMEP Party Çanakkale Provincial Directorate.

His body was buried in Çorlu district of Tekirdağ province on October 11.

Ayşe Deniz

Ayşe Deniz was HDP Karşıyaka District Board member and financial adviser. Her body will be buried in İzmir on October 12.

Berna Koç

İBerna Koç from İzmir was working as a garbage collector and prepared for university admission exams. Koç had gotten into Celal Bayar University, Map and Cadastre department. She had also partaken at the Gay-Lesbian Worker Meeting organized by KaosGL with the participation of LGBT workers and public officers.

Berna Koç will be sent off on an eternal journey with mass ceremony at 11:00 a.m. in front of İzmir Konak Municipality, and in front of Community Center at 1:00 p.m.

Fatma Esen

Fatma Esen from Eruh, 45, is the mother of two and HDP member. Her funeral will be held by İstanbul Fatih Women Bazaar Association of Eruh residents on October 12.

Gülbahar Aydeniz

Gülbahar Aydeniz was among 11 CHP youth branch members who lost their lives in Ankara rally. Aydeniz was Malatya Youth Branch member.

Eren Akın

19-year-old Eren Akın was a member of CHP Malaty Youth Branch. His body was buried in Malatya district on October 11.

His selfie with CHP Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu was released on social media.

Canberk Bakış

Adnan Menderes University and Labor Youth member Canberk Bakış lost his life in Ankara.

Bakış who was a student at Nazilli Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, was buried in Malatya on October 11.

Message of condolence was released on university's official website with the sign of rector Prof. Dr. Cavit Bircan.

Tayfun Benol

Tayfun Benol, born in 1961, graduated from İstanbul University, International Relations department in 1988. He was in socialist struggle as of high-school years. He was the managing editor of Politika Newspaper.

He had penned one of "100leşme"* articles prepared due to 1000th Commemorate of Armenian Genocide and shared Leman's story.

His friend Gülengül Altıntaş wrote about him in her article titled "Tayfun Benol, a Beatiful Person."

* 100leşme means Face off or Confrontation. 100 is spelled as "yüz" in Turkish, which means "face."

Nizamettin Bağcı

56-year-old married and the father of five, Nizamettin Bağcı, was a construction worker. His body was buried in Saruhanlı district of Manisa province on October 11. His brother, Nevzat Bağcı, said "Those are peace martyrs. They went for peace".

Kasım Otur

48-year-old Kasım Otur was former chair of BTS Malatya Branch.

Married and the father of one Otur's body was buried in Malatya on October 11.

Başak Sidar Çevik

Başak Sidar Çevik was a final year student at Atılım University, Faculty of Civil Engineering. Her mother, father and aunt had come to the rally from Urfa province. Her aunt Nilgün Çevik lost her life along with Çevik.

After the explosion photo of her mother and father was headlined as the photo of the massacre.

As their funerals were being sent to Suruç, her father said to Hürriyet "My daughter was a fourth-grade at Atılım University. My daughter came by me as we were waiting. Later we entered the area. We were trusting someone. We were saying peace and nothing else. Only peace...And they did this to us in the center of Ankara. Our pain is enormous. Now the only thing I want is to bury our beloved ones. My wife is in hospital under treatment now, I don't want to say anything else."
Resul Yanar

Resul Yanar

Construction worker Resul Yanar, from Saruhanlu district of Manisa province, was married and the father of four. His body was buried in Manisa on October 11.

Resul Yanar's father Cafer Yanar said, "We call and yell for peace. What can I say, we're begging. They still chase us again and again. What are we going to do, we want peace, not wat. No one can benefit war. What is there more beatiful than peace.
"We know that and still want peace. Even 10, 20 or 100 are gone, we will still want peace. Damn the traitors! Someda they will again go far away with God's willing. I hope they will suffe the same agony. God is almighty. If Selahattin Demirtaş had said 'We are going to make you president', we wouldn't be seeing these days. He wants presidency, 400 deputies. May he make people like him and people give him 400 deputies."

Mehmet Ali Kılıç

Mehmet Ali Kılıç from Malatya was one of CHP Malatya Youth Branch administrators.

Tekin Arslan

Construction Workers' Union Boar member Tekin Aslan, who was one of the charter members of the union, had gone to the rally from İstanbul. His funeral will be held at Kartal Djemevi on October.

Sezen Vurmaz

52-year-old Sezen Vurmaz was in Ankara with her 15-year-old daughter to visit her sibling. She lost her life due to bombing at where she was accidentally passing by, her daughter was heavily wounded.

Sezen Vurmaz was the mother of Yeşilyurtspor player Onur Vurmaz.

Dilaver Karharman

Dilaver Karharman was 61 years old had five children. His funeral prayer was performed by him imam brother, Ferit Karharman, in his hometown, Karaman. After the prayer, Karharman distributed a press statement written by Karharman's handwriting. Karharman in the statement said, "Dilaver Karharman who lost his life in the bombing incident in Ankara was present there to undergo routine check for his herniated disk operation that he previously had. He wasn't there as a supporter or representative of any political ideology."

Umut Tan / Onur Tan

Onur Tan and Umut Tan were cousins. They were among 11 people from CHP Malatya Youth Branch who lost their lives in the rally. Their bodies were sent to Malatya.

Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality Congressman from CHP Dilek Tan's aunt's daughter Sarıgül Tüylü also lost her life along with Onur and Umut Tan in Ankara, who are cousins of Dilek Tan.

Sarıgül Tüylü

35-year-old Sarıgül Tüylü was the mother of 10 and 5 year old children.

She was sent off on an eternal journay on the shoulders of women from Nurtepe Djemevi in Kağıthane on October 12.

Dilan Sarıkaya

22-year-old Dilara Sarıkaya was a student at Çukurova University, Department of Archaelogy and EMEP member. Her body was met with hundreds of thousands of people in Adana.

Dilan Sarıkaya's father İzzet Sarıkaya said "I want to bid farewell to my comrade with the first slogan I taught her. Death to fascism, freedom to people. Say hello to our comrade, my dear comrade."

Her body was buried in Adana on October 12.

Ali Kitapçı

Railroad worker Ali Kitapçı will be buried in Ankara Karşıyaka cemetery after the commemoration in front of Ankara Station on October 12.

Anarchy Initiative upon Kitapçı's death released the message, "Ali, Ali. Unionist Ali, Ali Kitapçı. Anarchist Ali, like every anarchist, black Ali. I don't know other people's but he had an important place in our lives. I wouldn't be lying if I say he was the first unionist of anarchist movement of Turkey. He was the man of action toppling locomotives, chaining doors, blocking rails. You were our source of joy, who will tell us now the stories about anarcho-unionist struggles at British coal mines."

İsmail Kızılçay

İsmail Kızılçay, 49, the father of two was member of Construction Workers' Union.

He was wounded at the protest held in Ankar on June 5 after Ethem Sarısülük shooting. His body was buried in Aşağıkayı neighbourhood of Tosya District in Kastamonu.

Muhammet Demir

19-year-old Muhammet Demir from Hakkari province was a university student in chemistry in İstanbul.

Korkmaz Tetik

Body of EMEP member, Korkmaz Tetik, was buried in Ankara Karşıyaka Cemetery after the funeral in Batıkent Djemevi with the participation of thousands on October 12.

Veysel Deniz Atılgan / İbrahim Atılgan

Veysel Atılgan was 9 years old. He was at the rally with his father, 55-year-old İbrahim Atılgan, who was appointed to Ankara five years ago while he was working at TCDD Diyarbakır Directorate.

İbrahim Atılgan was a BTS member. His son, Veysel Atılgan, was studying at Kürşad Bey Primary School. In a video shot a short time ago, he says he wants to be a lawyer and want bicycle, tablet and computer from his parent.

Their bodies were buried in Batman on October 11.

Veysel Atılgan's teacher, Sabahat Yıldırım, wrote these after his student's death:

"My dear student Muhammed Veysel Atılgan, you became a target to murders hand in hand with your father for asking for peace with the big heart in your tiny body. You were subjected to fascist attack in the center of Ankara. The memory of you playing tag with your friends is not vanishing. Now tell me, how can I tell about my beatiful eyed and hearted child.

"How will I instruct this course without commemorating you? It would be missing if I tell about you without using the word 'peace', but if I say the word, wouldn't your friends ask 'Is peace equal to death, my teacher?' Which egos are satisfied of bloodthirsty murderers? I promise you my beatiful eyed and hearted child, the seat by window where you always liked sitting will always be yours. Dove of peace is you for me now..."

Emine Ercan

Emine Ercan was 55 years old and EMEP member. Her body was sent off in Çorum Hacı Bektaş Djemevi on the shoulders of women on October 12.

Kübra Meltem Mollaoğlu

Kübra Meltem Mollaoğlu was a candidate for deputy from HDP İstanbul 1st Area 16th Rank. She was married and the mother of two.

Many people joined the funeral that took place at Karacaahmet Cemetery in Üsküdar on October 11.

Meryem Bulut

70-year old Meryem Bulut was a Peace Mother and HDP İstanbul Şişli Board member. Her grandchild died last year fighting against ISIS in Sinjar.

Bulut's body was buried in Batman next to her grandchild.

Seyhan Yaylagül

Seyhan Yaylagül was 46 years old, married and the mother of two. She had gone to Elbistan district of Maraş province from Ankara with her teacher husband.

A funeral was held in djemevi in Elbistan for Yaylagül along with Ebru Mavi who died on her way to Elbistan. Yaylagül was buried in Malatya.

Ebru Mavi

20-year-old Ebru Mavi was a second-grade at Ankara University, Department of Chemistry. She had gone to visit her uncle, HDP District Co-Chair İsmail İşli who came from Alanya for the rally.

Her body was buried in Elbistan.

Ali Deniz Uzatmaz

19-year-old Ali Deniz Uzatmaz had gotten into Mersin University, Department of Electrical this year. He was administrator at Labor Youth.

He was bid farewell with funeral held at Djemevi in Narlı district of Maraş on October 11.

Photos displaying Uzatmaz carrying banner of Ali İsmail Korkmaz who was killed in Gezi protests, and his friends carrying photos for him have been added.

Ziya Saygın

ESP member and HDP Gebze District Board member Ziya Saygın (56) was sent off with the funeral hold at Düzova Village Djemevi in Sivas. Saygın was married with two children.

Vahdettin Özgan

Vahdettin Özgan was a member of HDP Üsküdar District Organization.

Her body was sent off with other members of HDP Üsküdar District Organization, Cemal Avşar, Selim Örs, Azize Onat and Ahmet Katurman who lost their lives in Ankara with the funeral held at Yavuz Sultan Selim Mosque in İstanbul. HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş and some CHP deputies joined the funeral.

The bodies taken to Dudullu HDP district building were buried afterwards in Ihlamurkuyu Cemetery.

Cemal Avşar

Cemal Avşar was HDP Üsküdar District Organization member.

Ahmet Katurman

Ahmet Katurman was HDP Üsküdar District Organization member. His body was bid farewell along with other HDP Üsküdar District Organization members who lost their lives in the attack with funeral held at Yavuz Sultan Selim Mosque in İstanbul.

Selim Örs

Photo of Selim Örs, HDP Üsküdar District Organization member, taken on his way to rally in Ankara appeared on social media.

Azize Onat

Azize Onat was HDP Üsküdar District Organization member.

Dicle Deli

Dicle Deli was a 17-year-old high-school student. Her father, a municipal police at Bakırköy Municipality, said as to the pre-explosion "We were in bad odor due to an instance. For this reason she came by me and said 'Dad, I love you.' And I told my daughter 'I love you my daughter.' I had enfolded her upon that but I couldn't find a chance for that again."
Deli's body was buried in Silivrikapı Cemetery.

Günay Doğan

Günay Doğan was a third-grade student at İstanbul Technical University, Department of Civil Engineering. He was sent off at Saırgazi Taşdelen Djemevi on October 12.

Binali Korkmaz

DİHA Çukurova Office News Chief Rojda Korkmaz's father Binali Korkmaz was bid farewell at Garip Dede Djemevi in Küçükcekmece district of İstanbul on October 12.

Mehmet Zakir Karabulut

26-year-old Mehmet Zakır Karabulut was senior student at surveying engineering at Gazi Osmanpaşa University. He was buried in Bitlis on October 12.

Leyla Çiçek

23-year-old Leyla Çiçek was member of HDP Tarsus District Board member. Her body was buried in Tarsus on October 12.

Metin Peşman

Metin Peşman was board member of Pir Sultan Abdal Culture Association. His body was buried in Tarsus on October 12.

Mesut Mak

Mesut Mak was member of Tarım Orkam Sen İzmir Office Board, and EMEP. His borther Kenan Mak was killed in 1998 as he was a stuent in Bolu. He was buried in Dersim with Adil Gür on October 12.

Adil Gür

Adil Gür was member of EMEP Dersim.

Gökhan Gökbörü

Gökhan Gökbörü, 18, was from EMEP Adana Youth Organization. His body was buried in the cemetery in Yılankale neighborhood of Adana Ceyhan.

Şebnem Yurtman

23-year-old Şebnem Yurtman was a student at Mersin University and member of EMEP Adana Provincial Board.
Her body was buried in Bucak village of Karaisalı district of Adana on October 12.

Osman Turan Bozacı

Retired teacher Osman Turan Bozacı was 58 years old. He was buried in Pazar district of Rize on October 12.

İdil Güneyi

52-year-old İdil Güneyi was a chief engineer at TCDD. She was a physics engineer graduated from Hacettepe University. Güneyi who is from Trabzon and the mother of one and administrator of BTS.

Abdullah Erol

Abdullah Erol was a HDP deputy candidate for Giresun province. He conducted works at NGOs such as Human Rights Association (İHD), GÖÇ-DER, ÇEV-GÖN, KURDİ-DER and member of Amnesty International Diyarbakır group. Erol was married and the father of two. He was buried in Diyarbakır on July 12.

Mehmet Hayta

Mehmet Hayta was CHP Malatya Youth Branch member and second-grade student at İnönü University, School of Physical Education and Sport. He was buried in his homeland, Malatya.

Özver Gökhan Arpaçay

Özver Gökhan Arpaçay was a 32-year-old mathematics teacher amd member of KESK. He was working at İstanbul Revenue Office.

He wanted to shoot a movie.

He was buried in him homeland, Kars.

Şirin Kılıçalp

Şirin Kılıçalp (34) born in Kulu district of Konya was teaching Turkish at Hacı Ethem Üktem Secondary School in İstanbul.

Kılıçalp was an actress at Eğitim Sen İstanbul Women Stage.

Uygar Coşkun

33-year-old lawyer Uygar Coşkun was married and had one child. His colleagues issued a press statement for Coşkun in front of Ankara Courthouse. He was sent off from Batıkent Pir Sultan Djemevi.

Ahmed Alkhadi

Palestinian Ahmed Alkhadi (27) had participated the rally with Hatay community center. He was a member of Right to Live Assemblies. He was living in Antakya and teaching Arabic and English community center members and was a volunteer teacher at Community Centers Ahmet Atakan Library teaching Arabic.

A tent of condolence was set in front of his family's house in Gaza.

According to news released on Al-Vatan website, Ahmed's 63-year-old father Mahmud said, "Ahmed lastly called me on bairam and congratulated each other's bairam. He had sent bairam pocket money to his brothers. He was watching for an opportunity to return because he would be engaged here."

After Alkhadi's death, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine issuing a statement condemned the attack, and said, "Ahmed falling a marty shows that the struggle against imperialism, zionism, and region's retrogressive forces is our common struggle."

Nurullah Erdoğan

Nurullah Erdoğan was member of Democratic Youth Foundations Federation (DEM-GENÇ), and HDP Şişli District Organization.

Gözde Arslan

Gözde Arslan had attended the rally from Malatya. She was CHP Malatya Youth Branch member.

Aycan Kaya

Aycan Kaya was co-chair of HDP İstanbul Üsküdar District Organization. She was 42 years old and had four children. Her body was sent off from Batman on October 12.

Yunus Delice

22-year-old Yunus Derici was a third-grade student at Manisa Celal Bayar University. He was from Adıyaman.

Sevgi Öztekin

Sevgi Öztekin's body was bid farewell at Karşıyaka Cemetery Mosque on October 11.

Mehmet Tevfik Dalgıç

Mehmet Tevfik Dalgıç's body was buried in Alanya.

Sevim Şinik

Sevim Şinik was among the ones going to Ankara from Alanya. Her body was buried in Alanya.

Emin Aydemir

Manisalı Emin Aydemir inşaat işçisi ve HDP Saruhanlı İlçe Teşkilatı üyesiydi. 48 yaşındaki Aydemir evliydi ve beş çocuğu vardı. Ağrı'dan 1993 yılında Manisa'nın Saruhanlı İlçesi'ne bağlı eski beldelerden Azimli Mahallesi'ne göç etmişti.

Oğlu ile birlikte Manisa'dan mitinge gidenlerle Ankara'ya geldi. Oğlu tuvalete gittiği sırada yaşanan patlamada hayatını kaybetti.

11 Ekim'de Manisa Saruhanlı'da uğurlandı.

Emin Aydemir from Manisa was a construction worker. He was 48 years old and the father of five. He was a member of HDP Saruhanlı District Organization. He had migrated to Saruhan of Manisa province from Ağrı in 1993. He had come to the rally from Manisa with his son. He lost his life in the explosion as his son went to toilet.

His body was sent off in Saruhanlı district of Manisa on October 11.

Cemal Avşar

Cemal Avşar was member of HDP Üsküdar.

Fatma Karabulut

Fatma Karabulut (43) was officer at HDP Üsküdar District Directorate.

Karabulut's body was buried in her homeland, Kırkışla of Konya province.

Ramazan Tunç

Ramazan Tunç (24) was the father of four and construction worker in İstanbul.
He was sent off in Van on October 12.

Erol Ekici

38-year-old Erol Ekici was a construction worker in İstanbul and member of Construction Workers' Union.

His body was bid farewell in Beşsaray village in Erizincan on October 12.

Feyat Deniz

His funeral took place in Diyarbakır on October 12. His brother, Seyitxan Deniz, speaking at the funeral said "We bury my older brother next to my father upon his will. We will never forget the ones who had us live this massacre."

Necla Duran

30-year-old Necla Duran was a community center member. She was buried in her hometown, Hatay on October 12.

Osman Ervasa

24-year-old Osman Ervasa was General Directorate of State Airports Authority (DHMİ) staff working at Ordu Airport. He was assigned to Ordu-Giresun Airport whiles he was working at Batman Airport.

Ramazan Çalışkan

35-year-old Ramazan Çalışkan was a HDP Bursa İnegöl member.

She was buried in İnegöl district of Bursa province on October 11.

Vedat Erkan

Vedat Erken (19) graduated from high school in Veysel Karani area and headed for Ankara to go to his brothers to work there. He had gone to the Peace Rally with his co-workers.

He was buried in Çelikli (Baqinê) village of Baykan (Hawêl) district of Siirt province on October 12. Vedat Erkan's father, Orhan Erkan said, "My son is martry of all of our peoples, of anyone who wants peace. Many prices were paid for this goal, that is the situation we are in now."

Abdülbari Şenci

Abdülbari Şenci was a member of HDP Şişli District Organization.

Niyazi Büyüksütçü

Retired teacher Niyazi Büyüksütçü had actively taken part in foundation of KESK. He was the founder of Green and Left Future and co-chair of HDP Gazipaşa District.

His body was buried in Sarıyer village of Mudurnu district on October 12.

Gazi Güray

Retired worker Gazi Güray had three children. He was with the Alewite associations going to Ankara from Mersin for the rally. He was buried in Mazgirt district of Dersim on October 12.

Sabri Elmas

Sabri Elmas (67) had gone to the rally from Adana. Elmas engaging in trade had eight children. Elmas' body was buried in Silvan district of Diyarbakır on October 12.

Erhan Avcı

Erhan Avcı from Adana was a junk dealer. His body was buried in Küçükoba Cemetery in Adana on October 12.

Ümit Seylan

Ümit Seylan used to live in Tekman district of Erzurum. This year he got into Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Department of Public Finance in English. He was staying with his friend in Ankara where he came two weeks ago.

Seylan's body was identified on October 13. His body will be buried in Tekman, Erzurum.

Serdar Ben

Serdar Ben was a member of Construction Workers' Union. His body will be taken to İstanbul from Ankara Keçiören Forensics Medicine on October 14 at 1:00 p.m.

Nevzat Özbilgi

Nevzat Özbilgi, from Turkey's eastern province of Ağrı, was working at HDP İstanbul Şişli organization. His body was buried in Güneysu village at Ağrı central on October 15.

Hasan Baykara

Hasan Baykara was a marble craftsman and living in Alanya. He was married and had four children.

His wife Bediha Baykara said while waiting for DNA test results in front of Forensics, "Teacher, people from union went to Alanya from Ankara as they were heading for a wedding. He was so happy; shaved, nicely dressed. Because he was going for peace.

"I have four kids. One of my daughters married on September 1, World Peace Day. A daughter of mine studies Turkish language.

"Her father used to tease her, 'are you going to become a Turkish language teacher as a Kurd'. My daughter responded 'dad, I will teach children speak Turkish'. We were considering aging all together. My husband was the most honest man I've known. MHP supporters liked him, he had friends who are CHP supporters. We got one of our daughters married, and when the other one entered into university we happened to have a room of our own the first time. Till now, we always slept in the living room. We want our kids to feel comfortable. How many couples have you seen saying 'I love you' to each other after 23 years?"

His body was buried together with Fatma and Bedriye Batur in Alanya on October 15.

Fatma Batur

Fatma Batur was being addressed as Filiz. She was co-chair of HDP Alanya District Organization. She had two children.

Her body was buried in Alanya together with Bedriye Batur and Hasan Baykara.

Bedriye Batur

Bedriye Batur had three children. She was Fatma Batur's nephew. Her body was buried in Alanya together with Fatma Batur and Hasan Baykara on October 15.

* We've compiled this article via information on press and social media sharings.

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