Tayfun Gönül (1958, İzmit - 30 July 2012, Istanbul) was a Turkish anarchist,[1][2] writer, doctor and the first conscientious objector in Turkey.
During these years, Tuğrul Eryılmaz, with whom Gönül had worked at Sokak magazine, started the campaign "No to compulsory military service".
[5] Following the launch of the campaign, Gönül, together with Eryılmaz and Metin Münir, the editor-in-chief of Güneş newspaper, were put on trial on charges of "alienating the public from military service".
In 2012, he participated in the World Conscientious Objectors Day which is held every year on 15 May, and made a short speech.
However, later that year, on Monday the 30th of July 2012 at around 23.30, Gönül suffered another heart attack while at home and later died in hospital.