List of Famous people who died in 2016

Ahmet Yakupoğlu, formerly Ahmet Çalışel, was a Turkish painter, neyzen and Ottoman miniature and tezhip artist. In 1964, he changed his family name to Yakupoğlu.

Chingiz Gurbanov was the soldier of Azerbaijani Armed Forces and "National Hero of Azerbaijan".

Ben Xi, also known as Ma Xiaochen or Utaoki, was a Chinese Hui singer.

Juan Mei-shu or Ng Bi-chu was a Taiwanese activist, musician, and researcher. Her father was a victim of the 228 Incident, an anti-government uprising that occurred in 1947 when she was eighteen. She spent much of her life studying the event and the subsequent White Terror period.

Siti Latifah Herawati Diah was an Indonesian journalist.

Atilla Manizade was a Turkish Cypriot opera singer (bass). Manizade was praised as an artist of great versatility. He had an extensive repertoire of more than forty operas ranging from dramatic roles to buffo parts. Manizade was also distinguished member of the State Conservatory of Istanbul Technical University.