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Opposition leaders wary of possible 'political assassinations' in Turkey

Opposition leaders wary of possible 'political assassinations' in Turkey

Recalling recent incidents of political violence and President Erdoğan's statements, opposition leaders have expressed concerns over possible political murders.

12 October 2021

International groups urge Turkey to investigate Peker's claims on killings of two journalists

International groups urge Turkey to investigate Peker's claims on killings of two journalists

Convicted mob boss Sedat Peker claims to reveal state officials' involvement in the unsolved assassinations of investigative journalists Uğur Mumcu and Kutlu Adalı in the 1990s.

Mumcu's Relatives Urge for Punishment of Offical Neglect

18 YEARS OF IMPUNITY

Mumcu's Relatives Urge for Punishment of Offical Neglect

18 years after the murder of journalist Uğur Mumcu, his family applied to the prosecution to identify and punish the ones responsible for the murder. They demand to punish "the officials who neglected the investigation and the prosecution of the real perpetrators".

25 January 2011 Erol Önderoğlu,Burçin Belge

Ex-Admiral Spoke, Families of the Missing Sued Officials of the 90s

Ex-Admiral Spoke, Families of the Missing Sued Officials of the 90s

Following the statement of retired Vice-Admiral Kiyat, who said, “Unsolved murders were a state policy,” a number of rights organisations have filed a criminal complaint about over 20 state officials of the time, among whom are Demirel, Ciller, Erbakan, Agar, Gures and Karadayi.

7 August 2010 Berivan Tapan

Families of the Missing Want Confessions to Continue

Families of the Missing Want Confessions to Continue

The families of the missing, who place importance on the words of Retired Vice-Admiral Kiyat, who said; “unsolved murders in the 1990s were a state policy.” They are calling on the state, which “rendered missing” their relatives, to give an account. Deniz, Tanis, Ocak and Kirbayir families are expecting the confessions of those “really responsible.”

6 August 2010 Berivan Tapan

“The Parliament Does Not Investigate The Political Murders”

Ahmet Ersin, a member of the Human Rights Commission of the Parliament (TBMM), says the investigations about the Hrant Dink murder, the Priest Santoro murder, the massacre of the three Protestants in Malatya are restricted to catching those who pulled the trigger, but not exposing those who are behind them.

14 November 2008 Erol Önderoğlu