Mehmet Oruç (1 January 1991 – 15 July 2016) was a Turkish police officer who served in the Turkish Security Organization. Throughout his career, he was assigned to the Çevik Kuvvet Branch Directorate and underwent helicopter pilot training at the Gölbaşı Special Operations Directorate. He was killed during the attack on the Gölbaşı Special Operations Directorate on 15 July 2016 coup attempt. His funeral was held in his hometown of Adana.

^{Ahmet and Mehmet Oruç (}Anadolu Ajansı⁾

Mehmet Oruç was born on 1 January 1991 in Adana as a twin. He was one of the children of Senem and Ali Oruç and grew up together with his twin brother, Ahmet Oruç. During his childhood, he worked in a carpentry shop and earned pocket money by selling simit.

Mehmet Oruç continued his education outside of police school alongside his twin brother Ahmet Oruç in the same school and class. After completing police training, he began his professional career. Later, seeking specialization in aviation, he received training at the Special Operations Directorate in Gölbaşı, a district of Ankara, to become a helicopter pilot.

^{Ahmet and Mehmet Oruç (}Şehit Ahmet-Mehmet Oruç Spor Lisesi⁾

After completing his police training, Mehmet Oruç began serving as a police officer in the Turkish Security Organization. During the early years of his career, he was assigned to the Adana Çevik Kuvvet Branch Directorate. He served in the same unit as his twin brother Ahmet Oruç, with whom he had shared his education and continued his professional life together.

While serving as a police officer, he began training in helicopter piloting to specialize in aviation. As part of this training, he was temporarily transferred from his post in Adana to Ankara and received instruction at the Gölbaşı Special Operations Directorate. He completed this training alongside his twin brother Ahmet Oruç. At the time of his death, he had served approximately three years as a police officer.^【1】

On 15 July 2016, during the coup attempt, Mehmet Oruç was stationed at the Special Operations Directorate in Gölbaşı, Ankara. While undergoing helicopter pilot training in Ankara, he was on duty at the Gölbaşı Special Operations Directorate on the night of the coup attempt.

During the coup attempt, the Gölbaşı Special Operations Directorate was targeted by a bombing attack using military aircraft. Mehmet Oruç was killed alongside his twin brother Ahmet Oruç during the attack. He was 26 years old and married at the time of his martyrdom.^【2】

^{The Funeral Ceremony of Ahmet and Mehmet Oruç (}Anadolu Ajansı⁾

The bodies of Mehmet Oruç and his twin brother Ahmet Oruç were transported by road from Ankara to Adana. Due to the effects of the bombing, their identities could not be determined visually; they were identified by the serial numbers of the firearms they carried.^【3】

The funeral ceremony was held in Adana. Mehmet Oruç and Ahmet Oruç were buried in their hometown of Adana. Their older brother, Master Sergeant Mustafa Oruç, stood at the head of their coffins during the ceremony. A large number of people attended the funeral.

^{Ahmet and Mehmet Oruç's father Ali Oruç (}Anadolu Ajansı⁾

Following their martyrdom, Mehmet Oruç’s name was given to various educational institutions. A primary school and an Imam Hatip middle school in Tire district of İzmir were named Şehit Mehmet Oruç İmam Hatip Ortaokulu. Additionally, the names of Mehmet Oruç and his twin brother Ahmet Oruç were bestowed upon a sports high school in their hometown of Adana, which was named Şehit Ahmet-Mehmet Oruç Spor Lisesi.^【4】