18.03.2026 14:37
The body of retired Colonel Cemil Denk, who was donated for educational purposes as a cadaver for medical students at Bursa Uludağ University (BUÜ) due to his will, has been handed over to his family for burial.
Due to his will, the body of retired Colonel Cemil Denk, who was donated to Bursa Uludağ University (BUÜ) for use as a cadaver in the education of medical students, was handed over to his family for burial. Denk, who was born in 1934 in the Merzifon district of Amasya, passed away in Ankara in 2020 at the age of 86. Upon his request, his relatives donated Denk's body to the Faculty of Medicine at Bursa Uludağ University (BUÜ) for use as a cadaver.
The body of Denk, which was used for the education of medical students for approximately 6 years at the university, was ceremoniously handed over to his relatives, including his son Prof. Dr. Cemil Cem Denk, for burial in his hometown Merzifon.
"WE SAID GOODBYE TO A SILENT EDUCATOR"
Speaking at the ceremony held at the BUÜ Faculty of Medicine Additional Building, the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Prof. Dr. Züleyha Alper, stated that they said goodbye to a silent educator. Expressing their gratitude to Denk, Alper said, "I bow respectfully before him for his contributions to education, for paving the way for you. As you know, in our belief, as long as good deeds continue after death, this will be written as a plus for us. We believe in this. This goodness is priceless. May God have mercy on him."
Prof. Dr. Cemil Cem Denk, a faculty member of the Department of Anatomy at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, also explained that his father Denk was someone who served the world and did good deeds.
"HE TAUGHT OUR CHILDREN FOR FIVE YEARS"
Stating that his father Denk wanted very much to serve medical education after his death, Denk said, "Because I am also an anatomy teacher, he really wanted to donate his body. For this reason, I thought of entrusting him to my dear friends. We brought my father to Bursa. Unfortunately, there was a pandemic for one year, but he taught our children for at least five years."
Denk emphasized that his father Cemil Denk was a good soldier, stating, "He completed the commando, parachutist, frogman, special operations, and English courses with excellent grades. He served as a parachutist in the Guard Brigade in Ankara, in the Kayseri Airborne Brigade, and in the Cyprus Mujahedeen Organization. Finally, he retired in 1993 as a Senior Colonel with a Red Beret."
"WE FULFILLED OUR FATHER'S WILL"
Denk explained that in addition to his military achievements, his father Cemil Denk wrote many books and was also very good at dance, art, and sports. Stating that they had discussed the cadaver donation years ago, Denk said they fulfilled his father's will.
Denk's body was sent to his hometown Merzifon in Amasya for burial.