Mourners carrying portraits of the boy and red carnations chanted `` Berkin Elvan , a sapling just 15 years old . '' Thousands gathered , mourning 15-year - old who died after two months in coma . Berkin Elvan suffered a gunshot wound after leaving his home to buy food . He died Tuesday ; mourners blame a stray tear gas canister for his wound . The death sparked rage against the Turkish government that sparked protests nationwide .
Thousands gathered , mourning 15-year - old who died after two months in coma . Berkin Elvan suffered a gunshot wound after leaving his home to buy food . He died Tuesday ; mourners blame a stray tear gas canister for his wound . The death sparked rage against the Turkish government that sparked protests nationwide .