Abdurahman Buğday (born 1959,

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) is a Turkish criminal who was involved in the

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. His father is named Süleyman. In 1976, he was a board member of

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Branch of the Idealists' Union (ultra-nationalist youth centers or

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). In 1977, he was among the ultra-nationalist activists who carried out the bombing during the meeting held by the

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(CHP) in Malatya. On September 20, 1979, Buğday killed engineer Hüseyin Tuluk in Malatya. In 1979, he was among the persons who murdered Bektaş Mutlu, member of the Teachers' Association TÖBDER. In 1981, when he was wanted by Malatya Military Court, information was received that he had been hiding in

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with the assistance of

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, a renowned Turkish film actor. He used Taş's house as a meeting place. In July 1989, he fled to

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. After establishing close relations to members of the

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, he co-operated with the PKK in

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* (contains the Susurluk reports in English) 1959 births Living people People from Palu, Elazığ Grey Wolves (organization) members Turkish murderers Turkish drug traffickers {{turkey-bio-stub