Münür Alkan was a police officer who lost his life during the clashes that occurred on the 15 July 2016 Coup Attempt at the 15 July Martyrs Bridge where he was on duty.

^{Visit of Tekirdağ Governor Mehmet Ceylan to the Family of 15 July Martyr Police Officer Münür Alkan (}AA⁾

He was born on 18 June 1975 in Tekirdağ. He completed his primary education at Fevzi Çakmak Primary School and his secondary and high school education at Namık Kemal High School. He graduated from the Public Administration Department of Anadolu University in 2014. He married Aylin Garip Alkan in 2008 and they had a daughter named Asya in 2010.

He began his professional career after graduating from Şükrü Balcı Police Vocational School.

• 1995: He began his police service in Istanbul.
• 1999: He served in Hakkâri.
• 2001: He was assigned to Bolu.
• 2003: He was reassigned to Istanbul.
• Military Service: He completed his national service in Bilecik and Malatya.

During the 15 July 2016 coup attempt, he was deployed at the 15 July Martyrs Bridge in Istanbul. He was shot and killed while protecting Istanbul Police Chief Mustafa Çalışkan.^【1】

^{15 July Martyrs Memorial in Tekirdağ}AA⁾

Münür Alkan’s funeral was held after the noon prayer at Süleymanpaşa Rüstem Paşa Camii in Tekirdağ and he was buried in the martyrs’ section of Süleymanpaşa Old Cemetery. The funeral ceremony was attended by civil and administrative officials, police personnel and citizens.

^{Presentation of the Photograph of the Newly Opened Zekeriyaköy Martyr Münür Alkan Police Center to the Martyr's Family (}AA⁾

The name of Martyr Münür Alkan has been given to a school in Istanbul’s Büyükçekmece district. Additionally, the “Zekeriyaköy Martyr Münür Alkan Police Center Command” completed in Istanbul’s Zekeriyaköy district has been put into service. His mother Münübe, his wife Aylin and his daughter Asya attended the opening ceremony; during the ceremony, a photograph of the police center was presented as a gift to the family.^【2】