Berkin Elvan had been injured by a gas bomb thrown by the police hitting his head on June 16, 2013 when he was 14 years old and had lost his life in Okmeydanı Hospital on March 11, 2014 at the end of his struggle for life which has lasted for 269 days.
Berkin Elvan, 14 yaşındayken 16 Haziran 2013'te polisin attığı gaz bombası nedeniyle başından yaralanmış, 269 gün boyunca sürdürdüğü hayatta kalma mücadelesi sonucunda Okmeydanı Hastanesi'nde 11 Mart 2014'te hayatını kaybetmişti.