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Mahmut Yıldırım
Mahmut Yıldırım (born 1951, Yenidal, Solhan, Bingöl Province), better known as Yeşil ( Turkish for "Green"), is a Turkish rogue agent of Zaza origins. He is wanted for the murders of eight people in Turkey. Among the murders he is accused of is that of Cem Ersever in 1993. Yıldırım, who also used the alias Ahmet Demir, disappeared in 1998 and was the subject of an Interpol Red Notice in 1999. In 2013, security officer Korkut Eken told prosecutors that Yıldırım was still alive. Investigation According to former National Intelligence Organization (MİT) official Mehmet Eymür (speaking in 2011), ''Yeşil'' at one time worked for the MİT in Elazığ, but was later let go as he was "out of control." Eymür said that ''Yeşil'' later worked with the Turkish Gendarmerie's shadowy JİTEM unit until 1995, and "was given identification cards. Some of his cards even included the title of the 'Prime Ministry Intelligence'.". Eymür said that by 1995 ''Yeşil'' had again become ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solhan
Solhan ( ku, Bongilan, ) is a town (belde) and seat of the Solhan District of Bingöl Province in Turkey. The mayor is Abdulhakim Yıldız (AK Party The Justice and Development Party ( tr, Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi, ; AKP), abbreviated officially AK Party in English, is a political party in Turkey self-describing as conservative-democrat. It is one of the two major parties of contempora ...). The town had a population of 20,217 in 2021. It is divided into the neighborhoods of Boğlan, Halimepınar, Yenimahalle and Yeşilova. References Populated places in Bingöl Province Kurdish settlements in Bingöl Province Towns in Turkey Solhan District {{Bingöl-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish Gendarmerie
The Gendarmerie General Command ( tr, Jandarma Genel Komutanlığı) is the national Gendarmerie force of the Republic of Turkey. It is a service branch of the Turkish Ministry of Interior responsible for the maintenance of the public order in areas that fall outside the jurisdiction of police forces (generally in rural areas), as well as assuring internal security along with carrying out other specific duties assigned to it by certain laws and regulations. In wartime, some of its elements can be subordinated to Turkish Land Forces by the President of Turkey. The Commander of the Gendarmerie reports to the Minister of the Interior. The Gendarmerie has its roots in the Ottoman Empire military law enforcement organization "Subaşı" (later known as the "Zaptiye"). A similar, earlier force called "Şurta" existed during the medieval Seljuq Empire. History Ottoman era After the abolition of the Janissary corps of the Ottoman Empire in 1826, military organizations called ''Asâ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musa Anter
Musa Anter (1920 – 20 September 1992), also known as "Apê Musa" ( ku, Apê Musa, literally "Uncle Musa"), was a Kurdish writer, journalist and intellectual and was assassinated by Turkish JITEM in September 1992. Early life and education He was born in the Eskimağara (''Zivingê'') village in the Mardin Province). Originally named Şeyhmus Elmas after Sheikh Şeyhmus, and Elmas (Diamond in Turkish) was the surname given by the Turkish authorities, he later wanted to be called Musa Anter. He was born into a respected family and after the death of his father, his mother became the Muhtar of the village who communicated with the tax collectors. His birth date is not known, first he was registered as born in 1924, then in 1920, but his mother shall have said that he was born after the judgement over the Christians for which Anter assumed to have been born either 1917 or 1918. He completed his primary education in Mardin, and then studied at junior and senior high school in Adan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timas Publishing Group
Timas Publishing Group ( Turkish: ''Timaş Yayınları'') is a publishing group based in Istanbul, Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in .... It includes several publishers: Sufi Book, Leyla and Mecnun Publishing (L&M), Carpe Diem Publishing and Antik Classics. It is a member of the Turkish Publishers Association. Turkish Publishers AssociationTimaş Publication Co References External links Timaş Yayınları web site {{Authority control Book publishing companies of Turkey Publishing companies established in 1982 Turkish companies established in 1982 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semih Tufan Gülaltay
Semih Tufan Gülaltay (born 1968, in Kars) is the founder of the militant Turkish Revenge Brigade, and the National Unity Party ( tr, Ulusal Birlik Partisi). He was sentenced to nineteen years in prison for the attempted killing in 1998 of Human Rights Association chairman Akın Birdal, but released 4.5 years later on amnesty. He hid in the home of Ergenekon suspect Muzaffer Tekin's retired friend, major Zihni Ozansoy, after the Birdal incident. One of the highest ranking soldiers detained in the Ergenekon investigation, Hurşit Tolon, was also known to the meetings of Gülaltay's party, UBP. On 5 August 2013 Gülaltay was sentenced to twelve years in prison as part of the Ergenekon trials The Ergenekon trials were a series of high-profile trials which took place on 2008–2016 in Turkey in which 275 people, including military officers, journalists and opposition lawmakers, all alleged members of Ergenekon, a suspected secularist .... Today's Zaman, 5 August 2013Long senten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ergenekon (organization)
Ergenekon () was the name given to an alleged clandestine, secular ultra-nationalist organization in Turkey with possible ties to members of the country's military and security forces. The would-be group, named after Ergenekon, a mythical place located in the inaccessible valleys of the Altay Mountains, was accused of terrorism in Turkey. Some believed Ergenekon was part of the " deep state". The existence of the "deep state" was affirmed in Turkish opinion after the Susurluk scandal in 1996. Alleged members had been indicted on charges of plotting to foment unrest, among other things by assassinating intellectuals, politicians, judges, military staff, and religious leaders, with the ultimate goal of toppling the incumbent government. Ergenekon's '' modus operandi'' had been compared to Operation Gladio's Turkish branch, the Counter-Guerrilla. By April 2011, over 500 people had been taken into custody and nearly 300 formally charged with membership in what prosecutors desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Askar Simitko
Askar Simitko, alternative spellings use "Asghar Smitko", or "Asghar Simko" (1953–January 28, 1996) was a Kurdish people, Kurdish Iranian Political activist operating in Turkey. He was found tortured and shot dead by unknown agents of Turkey's MIT Organization and Iran's Intelligence and Security in Istanbul. Background Asghar Simko was born 1953 in Urmia (West Azarbaijan province) in Iran as a son of Tahir-Khan and grandson of Simko Shikak (the great and historical leader of Kurdistan). As of September 1985, he was dwelling in Istanbul, and along with his father he secured communication between members of the Barzani Kurds, Barzani organization. At the same time, he was threatened by the Iranian Intelligence Organization. In 1993, he applied for asylum in a third country. On January 15, 1996, he and his friend Lazım Esmaeili, were abducted by unknown persons from Turkish MIT and Iran's intelligence when they left the casino of Polat Renaissance Hotel in Yeşilköy, İstanbul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lazım Esmaeili
Lazım Esmaeili (also "Lazem") (1945–28 January 1996) was a Kurdish Iranian political activist operating in Turkey, who was found tortured and shot dead by unknown agents of Turkey's ITOrganization and ran's Intelligence and Securityin Istanbul. Background Esmaelli was born 1945 in Urmia ( West Azarbaijan province) in Iran as a son of Selim. He moved to Turkey and received a work permit from the Ministry of Interior's General Directorate of Security for the period between May 20, 1991 and September 20, 1992. As of September 1991, he was the partner of the Beyazıt Foreign Trade Co. in Istanbul, where he worked as director. On September 11, 1993, he received a residence permit valid for two years. Death On January 15, 1996, he and his friend Askar Simitko were abducted when they left the casino of Polat Renaissance Hotel in Yeşilköy, Istanbul at local time 03:45 or 03:30 am. On January 28th, 1996 villagers found the corpses of the two in Kerev Creek, Silivri, about far fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarık Ümit
Tarık Ümit (22 April 1947 in Düzce – 3 March 1995 in Marmaris) was a Turkish intelligence official in the National Intelligence Organization (MIT). He was kidnapped and murdered in March 1995. Career After his father died, Ümit went to live in Germany to live with his uncle, returning to Turkey in 1968. He joined MIT in 1978, and in the interim is alleged to have associated with mob boss Dündar Kılıç. Mehmet Eymür has been quoted as saying "Tarık Ümit, because of the way he was built, was difficult to manage. He was angry; he liked a fight. He worked at the MİT Presidency and also for the police force under orders from Mehmet Ağar. He was given a green passport, fake IDs and fake license plates while he worked for the police force. They used him to do some of their executions. I personally heard from him that he was assigned the murders of Savaş Buldan, Hacı Karay and Adnan Yıldırım." Today's Zaman, 5 December 2011Eymür claims MİT agent had 40 person hit li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sedat Peker
Reis Sedat Peker (; born 26 June 1971) is a Turkish mafia boss and whistle-blower who has made various allegations about Turkish politicians and numerous government engagements in illegal activities through his own YouTube channel. He has described himself as a Pan-Turkist and Turanist. Life Sedat was born in Adapazarı, in the Turkish province of Sakarya. He spent considerable time in Germany. In a 1999 interview with '' Milliyet'' he self-identified as a Pan-Turkist and Turanist. Peker was tried in 1997 for the murder of the drug smuggler Abdullah Topçu, but acquitted. The two other defendants in the same case, alleged to be Peker's employees, were sentenced to life imprisonment. After this, he fled to Romania and was sought for, amongst others, protection racketeering, coercion, and incitement to murder. During this time it was reported that Peker had been visited by a minister and a member of parliament from the Motherland Party and guaranteed, in return for an unknown fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Åženkal Atasagun
Şenkal Atasagun (born 1941, Kars) is a former Turkish civil servant. He was head of the National Intelligence Organization ( tr, Milli İstihbarat Teşkilatı, MİT) from 1998 to 2005. Atasagun joined MIT in 1967 after graduating from Galatasaray High School Galatasaray High School ( tr, Galatasaray Lisesi, french: Lycée de Galatasaray), established in what was then Constantinople and is now Istanbul, in 1481, is the oldest high school in Turkey. It is also the second-oldest Turkish educational in ... and Grenoble University. During his career he served in Brussels and London as well as Istanbul and Ankara, before being appointed head of MIT in 1998.mit.gov.trUNDERSECRETARIES OF THE MIT BIOGRAPHIES: Şenkal ATASAGUN/ref> References 1941 births Living people People from Kars Grenoble Alpes University alumni People of the National Intelligence Organization (Turkey) Directors of intelligence agencies {{Turkey-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehmet Ali Birand
Mehmet Ali Birand (9 December 1941 – 17 January 2013) was a Turkish journalist, political commentator and writer. Biography He was born to İzzet and his wife Mürvet on 9 December 1941 in Beyoğlu, Istanbul. His mother was of Kurdish descent. He completed his high school education at Galatasaray High School. Career Birand began his journalism career in 1964 by writing in the newspaper ''Milliyet''. In 1992, he joined Show TV and presented the news. Birand began hosting a political show titled ''32. Gün'' (The 32nd Day), which was first on TRT in 1985 and then moved to other private TV channels as CNN Türk and Show TV. He also presented the daily news on CNN Türk. Before his death in 2013, he worked at Kanal D, hosting the news. He also authored several books including ''30 Sıcak Gün'', ''Diyet'', ''Türkiye'nin Avrupa Macerası'', ''12 Eylül 04.00'' and ''Emret Komutanım''. Birand was also a member of Galatasaray's board and uncommitted governance council. In 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
