He finished the primary and the secondary school in Kadıköy, Istanbul, where his family moved following his father's death.

Cengiz Topel joined the Army in 1955 with the rank of a second lieutenant following his education at the Turkish Military Academy.

Topel's F-100 Super Sabre dropped NAPALM bombs onto Greek Cypriot civilian infrastructure, including the makeshift hospital of Pachyammos which was set up close to battle, at the Mansoura Mountains.

Turkish officials claimed that he was interrogated under harsh conditions to extract information and force him to broadcast anti-Turkish statements.

An autopsy was conducted at the Nicosia General Hospital, which documented significant injuries consistent with torture.

5) A large incision extended from his neck to his abdomen, with significant damage to or removal of internal organs, including the lungs and heart.

A monument was erected on the coastal road in the village Gemikonağı near Lefke in Northern Cyprus, where he had landed by parachute.