Berkin Elvan
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| Born | January 5, 1999 Turkey |
| Died | March 11, 2014 (aged 15) Okmeydanı, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Cause of death | Fatally injured after hit by a police tear gas capsule |
| Resting place | Feriköy Cemetery, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Parent(s) | Gülsüm Elvan (mother) Sami Elvan (father) |
Berkin Elvan (January 5, 1999 – March 11, 2014) was a 15-year-old Turkish boy who was hit on the head by a tear-gas canister fired by a police officer in Istanbul after going out to buy bread during the June 2013 anti-government protests in Turkey. He died on March 11, 2014, following a 269-day coma. Lawyers representing the family said Elvan’s condition worsened over the last week of his life, with his weight dropping to 16 kg from 45 kg.Widespread demonstrations erupted following Berkin's death.
He was buried at the Feriköy Cemetery, Istanbul.
On 12 March 2014, four police officers testified for the ongoing investigation concerning the case of Berkin Elvan’s injury during the Gezi protests. Overall, 18 police officers have testified as suspects under the investigation so far, including these four.
Following Elvan's death, protests erupted throughout Turkey in Adana, Adıyaman, Antalya, Ankara,Ardahan, Bursa, Bolu, Çorum Düzce, Edirne, Gaziantep, İstanbul, İzmir, Konya, Hatay, Malatya, Sivas, Şanlıurfa, Şırnak Kayseri Dersim, Tokat, Zonguldak and worldwide in cities such as Nuremberg,London,Paris, Vienna, Helsinki, Strasbourg,, New York City, Boston, Washington DC, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bielefeld, Berlin, Brussels, Den Haag, Dresden, Duisburg, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Cologne, Lausanne, Lisbon, Rotterdam, Stuttgart, Warsaw, Seattle, Pennsylvania, Toronto. His funeral was held in Istanbul on March 12 and was attended by thousands of people, many of whom had never heard of the boy prior to the incident.
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