Namik Haluk Baskinci

Haluk Baskinci (born Namik Haluk Baskinci, November 25, 1957 – June 28, 1995) was a Turkish architect, engineer and musician.

University years

After succeeding in the State University Emplacement[1] Test, Haluk attended the Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi[2] (Technical University of Istanbul Engineering Faculty) in Istanbul in 1975. During his time at the university, he sympathized with Communism and Socialism. While Turkey was heading to an inevitable political crisis,[3] which collapsed in the September 12 Coup in 1980, Haluk became active in several political student organizations such as DevSol ("The Revolutionary Left") and Dev-Yol ("The Revolutionary Path"). Unfotunately, apart from his active role as editor for various pamphlets against the then-government, it is less known about his position in these organizations.

Personal life

During the summer of 1976, Haluk met his future wife Sevinç Büyükçay (born September 6, 1959). She was raised in Germany and remained there until their wedding on April 18, 1981. After marrying Sevinç, Haluk had to attend his military service[4] in Kars in 1983, where he accidentally was struck by a lighting while repairing a telephone booth. After he had been reanimated, he had to spend several months in the military hospital of Erzurum before he was released from the Army and was sent back home. Until his death in 1995, he suffered from a very heavy form of epillepsy. Though it was strictly forbidden to him to drink alcohol, he started using it as a form of medication to elude seizures.

He opened his first company "ToBa"[5] in the early 1980s, collaborating with his former friend, whose surname's "To" (Toprak) was used in the company's name alongside Baskıncı's "Ba". Even though, the company has changed its format during the 1980s, which consequently lead to the dismissal of his former partner, the company's name remained the same. Haluk then collaborated with his brother-in-law Timur Büyükçay- a computer programmer and IT-Specialist until 1993. Timur founded his own IT-company "pro.sis[6]" in 1993 and opted out of "ToBa". Haluk and Sevinc's marriage ended in mid nineties. The couple separated in 1993 and eventually got divorced in 1995. Their daughter, their only child, Dilara (*June 13, 1984) abode with Haluk until his death in 1995 and then moved to her mother Sevinç, who had already gone back to Germany. They both still live in Germany.

Death

Haluk died on June 28, 1995 as the victim of a murder and was buried in the Yildirim Mezarligi[7] in Edirne Very little is known about the circumstances of his death. He was found dead in his apartment by his sister Süheyla and one of his then friends. Haluk was stabbed to death and his murderer remains unknown.

References

  1. ↑ "ÖSYM:::T.C. Ölçme, Seçme ve Yerleştirme Merkezi". www.osym.gov.tr. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  2. ↑ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İSTANBUL TEKNİK. "İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi". www.itu.edu.tr. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  3. ↑ "Turkey - Crisis in Turkish Democracy". countrystudies.us. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  4. ↑ "Turkish army - All About Turkey". www.allaboutturkey.com. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  5. ↑ "TOBA BİLGİSAYAR MÜHENDİSLİK SAN. VE TİC. LTD. ŞTİ. (Bilgisayar) Edirne - Edirne İnternet Rehberi - www.Edirneliyiz.Biz". edirneliyiz.biz. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  6. ↑ edirne.me. "Pro-Sis Bilgisayar Hizmetleri Ltd. Şti.". pro-sis.com. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  7. ↑ "Yıldırım Mezarlığı - mezarlıklar, Yıldırım Beyazıt Mah., Londraasfaltı, Edirne Merkez, Edirne — Yandex.Haritalar". yandex.com.tr. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
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