# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/berkin-elvan
# Generated: 2026-08-13T05:00:17.736Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/berkin-elvan"
name: "Berkin Elvan"
slug: "berkin-elvan"
description: "Berkin Elvan was a 15-year-old boy who was hit on the head by a tear-gas canister fired by a police officer in Istanbul during the June 2013 anti-government protests in Turkey. He died on March 11, 2014. Lawyers representing the family said Elvan's condition worsened over the last week of his life, with his weight dropping from 45 kg to 16 kg. Widespread demonstrations erupted following Berkin's death."
tagline: "Turkish police brutality victim (1999-2014)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Memorial_in_Exarchia_district%2C_Athens%2C_to_Berkin_Elvan_who_died_from_tear_gas_canister_injuries_in_March_2014.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Turkey"
  isoCode: "TR"
birthDate: "1999-01-05"
deathDate: "2014-03-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           49.98
  momentum:             0
  historical:           11.76974
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://x.com/Berkin_Elvan"
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sources:
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    title: "贝尔金·埃尔万"
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    title: "Berkin Elvan"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Death of Berkin Elvan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkin_Elvan"
    title: "Berkin Elvan"
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  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkin_Elvan"
    title: "Berkin Elvan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkin_Elvan"
    title: "Berkin Elvan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Բերքին Էլվանի մահ"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump