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Famous Turkish arms smuggler has died in cancer
NewsDesk, Aug 1
- Ertaç Tinar (68), also known to the public as "the
businessman who imported weapons for the Turkish
state", has died of cancer in Istanbul after his
treatment failed.
Ertaç Tinar's name began to circulate in the media
after he was interrogated by the Premiership
Investigation Council for involvement in the gang
whose existence was discovered through the Susurluk
scandal in 1996. Tinar became widely known as the
profiteer who imported untraceable weapons for the
Turkish army. Tinar served as the chairman for
'World Turkish Businessmen's Assembly' and was the
owner of the company Hospro with headquarters in
London, UK.
The once important man had apparently became such a
pariah in Turkish state circles that he was at first
going to be buried by the Istanbul municipality if a
friend of his wouldn't have visited the hospital on
Thursday. His funeral was attended by few people.
What was the Susurluk Scandal? (Courtesy of
www.emep.org )
The Susurluk scandal (3rd of November, 1996) was a
scandal uncovered by a traffic accident that took
place in Susurluk, Balikesir. Due to this accident,
the dark and obscure relations between the state,
the gangs and the mafia were brought to the agenda
of the public. Never before had the close bond
between the state and the gangs (these gangs of a
fascist character, were in fact mostly encouraged
and supported by the state and it is now known that
they have been used in countless murders of
revolutionary and democratic people) been so obvious
till this date. Despite the strong reaction of the
people in general and the many promises of the
politicians, no serious result has been obtained
from the investigations.
Police kills one Village Guard, mistook them for
Kurdish guerrillas
Turkey-Kurdistan,
Aug 1 - A newly appointed Turkish police officer in
the Kocaköy district of Amed (Diyarbakir) killed one
paramilitary Village Guard and wounded another one
when he in panic mistook them for Kurdish
guerrillas.
The incident happened at 22:00 (10 pm EEST) on July
30 when three Village Guards entered the district
governorship premises to head home, returning from
patrol. The newly appointed Turkish police officer
mistook them for guerrillas and fired at them with a
Uzi submachine gun, killing Murat Üçgül and
seriously wounding Yilmaz Kaya. A third Village
Guard, Mehmet Kaya, managed to flee and hide.
The Kocaköy district governorship issued a statement
regretting the incident and called it an unfortunate
mishap. The Turkish police on the other hand issued
a statement blaming the Kurdish HPG guerrillas for
the killing of the Village Guards. The district
governorship's investigation is continuing.
Village Guards clash with each other
Turkey-Kurdistan,
July 31 - Three people were killed, among them a
young girl, and four others were wounded when two
families serving as Village Guards in the village of
Yapraktepe in the district of Pervari in Siirt
clashed with each other.
The clash occurred after the cattle of one family
'trespassed' into the other family's field. The
village headman Mehmet Ali Kartal, his brother
Abdulgafar Kartal and a young girl whose name could
not be obtained were killed. Hasan Sait, his father
Mehmet Sait and two other persons whose names could
not be obtained were wounded and taken to Van State
Hospital for treatment.
The clash was believed to be the climax of an
earlier animosity due to the village headmen
election on March 28, 2004.
Group threatens criminal elements in Kiziltepe
Turkey-Kurdistan,
July 31 - The 'Apoist Youth Initiative' threatened
to carry out attacks against bars, casinos, cafés
and other premises which are suspected of conducting
prostitution and drug sale in Kiziltepe in northern
Kurdistan.
In a mail to the suspected premises, the group says:
"Our people are aware that in places like cafés,
bars, casinos and other premises like these,
prostitution and drug sale is being run by the
current ruling system. We know that this and other
disgusting games are done parallel to the Kurdish
national liberation movement in order to damage our
people's principles, customs and honour and to push
them into a dark road without ending. We as the 'Apoist
Youth Initiative' declare that we will not remain
silent toward this kind of immoral premises whose
aim is to degenerate our youth. We call to our
Kurdish brothers and sisters to not be part of this
kind of dealings. Otherwise we will, and we are
emphasizing it, not remain silent."
A similar warning was given last year from the
Kurdish female guerrillas YJA-STAR to premises of
prostitution and drug sale in Dersim. Two bomb
attacks against brothels in Dersim have already been
carried out by the female guerrillas.
Contra-guerrillas are again on the arena
Turkey-Kurdistan
Diyarbakir (DIHA) - It has been
reported that a group of 6 persons with guns dressed
like guerrillas living in Miranga district near
Arikoy village (Herşen) in Silvan, Diyarbakir after
it was evacuated, is threatening the public and
taking the villagers' money, food and dressings.
According to the local sources, the members of the
gang shot their guns randomly last night. The
sources informed those people as the members of
JITEM and said they introduced themselves as HPG
guerrillas.
The inhabitants of the district stated those: "They
are people known as shrivers. They speak Kurdish
with the locals and demand money, food and the other
needs of themselves. They are using cars without
license plates."
They informed them as using official cars and the
village policemen reported them to the County
Gendarme Station but they were responded as not
intervening them.
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