She died on April 3, 2020, on the 288th day of a hunger strike at her home in Istanbul, which was held as a means to protest against the treatment of the band by the Turkish Government led by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[7][8][9] After her death, large crowds mourned Helin Bölek and they began to march towards a Cemevi. The police intervened the march and detained several participants.[10] But the crowds managed to deliver her coffin to a Cemevi.[5] Following the crowds intended to go the cemetery but the police impeded it and again detained several participants of the ceremony. Afterward, the police transported Helin Bölek to the cemetery.[10]