Ahmet Turan Emeksiz (11 November 1940 – 28 April 1960) was a Turkish university student who was killed in 1960 street demonstrations.

Life

Emeksiz was born in Gündüzbey village of Yeşilyurt district,

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in 1940. After high school in

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, he studied in the Forestry school of

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. On 28 April 1960 he took part in a student demonstration against the Committee of Inquest a new super-power committee established by the Democrat Party (DP) government. During the demonstrations he was killed by a police bullet. The police department claimed that the bullet which killed Emeksiz was a bounced bullet. But the issue was not resolved for more than 50 years. Finally in 2013 it was officially reported that the bullet was intentionally aimed at Emeksiz.

Legacy

Although he was not a political figure, he became a symbol of DP government's last days. One commuter boat serving in Bosphorous was named after Turan Emeksiz. This boat is now used as a restaurant in

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. In

, a highschool was named ''Turan Emeksiz Lisesi''; but in 1980s the school was renamed as ''Malatya Lisesi'' The newer section of Karabucak Forest in Tarsus is also named after him.Official report of the Ministry of Forestry
/ref> He has two busts one in

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and one in

References

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