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10 Notable deaths
in Istanbul
Ali Sami Yen
Turkish association football player and manager (1886–1951).
Born May 20th, 1886 in Istanbul.
Died July 29th, 1951 at 65 years old in Istanbul.
I. Athenagoras
Ecumenical patriarch of constantinople (1886–1972).
Born April 6th, 1886 in Vasiliko.
Died July 7th, 1972 at 86 years old in Istanbul.
Latife Uşşakî
Wife of mustafa kemal atatürk and first lady of turkey (1898-1975).
Born June 17th, 1898 in İzmir.
Died July 12th, 1975 at 77 years old in Istanbul (breast cancer).
I. Demetrios
Patriarch of constantinople (1914-1991).
Born September 8th, 1914 in Constantinople.
Died October 2nd, 1991 at 77 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction).
Halide Edib Adıvar
Turkish social reformer and statesperson (1884–1964).
Born June 11th, 1884 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1964 at 79 years old in Istanbul (kidney failure). [ref]
Sami Frashëri
Albanian writer, philosopher, playwright and activist (1850–1904).
Born June 1st, 1850 in Frashër.
Died June 18th, 1904 at 54 years old in Istanbul.
Adile Naşit
Turkish stage, voice and film actress; comedian, story teller (1930-1987).
Born June 17th, 1930 in Istanbul.
Died December 11th, 1987 at 57 years old in Istanbul (colorectal cancer).
Sakallı Nureddin Paşa
Turkish general and statesperson (1873–1932).
Born July 17th, 1873 in Bursa. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1932 at 58 years old in Istanbul.
Kadir Mısıroğlu
Turkish conspiracy theorist (1933–2019).
Born January 24th, 1933 in Akçaabat.
Died May 5th, 2019 at 86 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Mehmet Esat Bülkat
Turkish military officer and statesperson (1862–1952).
Born October 18th, 1862 in Ioannina.
Died November 2nd, 1952 at 90 years old in Istanbul.
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