underworld?"Susurluk" scandal rings a bell? The Susurluk scandal refers to the events surrounding the peak of the Turkey–Kurdistan Workers' Party conflict, in the mid-1990s. It is considered a scandal because it indicated a relationship between the government, the armed forces, and organized crime. The relationship came into existence after the National Security Council (MGK), the country's highest body, posited the need for the marshaling of the nation's resources to combat the separatist, Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
The scandal surfaced with a car crash on 3 November 1996, near Susurluk, in the province of Bal?kesir.
The Susurluk scandal in November 1996 revealed relations between CRIMINAL NETWORKS, THE POLICE and POLITIONS in Turkey. When a government car crashed, found at the scene were: Abdullah Catli, internationally wanted as an alleged murderer; chief police officer Huseyin Kocadag; Gonca Us, a well-known dancer; and Sedat Bucak, deputy for the True Path party (DYP); and the alliance of political representatives with gangsters in combating the KURDS was exposed.
Most of the killings took place during the political administration of Tansu Ciller, prime minister from 1993 to 1996. The Turkish government cooperated with the Turkish underworld criminals, against the PKK.
The longer the SUSURLUK case continues, the more intriguing details come to light. It is surprising how Turkish media now deal with events in southeast Turkey during the war against the PKK. Evidence indicates that accused PKK members were liquidated extrajudicially in the 1990s, with as many as 1,500 Kurdish dissidents killed and their bodies thrown into a so-called "DEATH PIT" at Sirnak.
Of course, Turkish official cooperation with the criminal underworld is not new. How do you think about it?
Sources in TURKISH media :
(Hurriyet newspaper)
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/10750341.asp
(Zaman newspaper)
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-201549-gelibolu-car-accident-reminiscent-of-susurluk-scandal.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susurluk_scandal
The scandal surfaced with a car crash on 3 November 1996, near Susurluk, in the province of Bal?kesir.
The Susurluk scandal in November 1996 revealed relations between CRIMINAL NETWORKS, THE POLICE and POLITIONS in Turkey. When a government car crashed, found at the scene were: Abdullah Catli, internationally wanted as an alleged murderer; chief police officer Huseyin Kocadag; Gonca Us, a well-known dancer; and Sedat Bucak, deputy for the True Path party (DYP); and the alliance of political representatives with gangsters in combating the KURDS was exposed.
Most of the killings took place during the political administration of Tansu Ciller, prime minister from 1993 to 1996. The Turkish government cooperated with the Turkish underworld criminals, against the PKK.
The longer the SUSURLUK case continues, the more intriguing details come to light. It is surprising how Turkish media now deal with events in southeast Turkey during the war against the PKK. Evidence indicates that accused PKK members were liquidated extrajudicially in the 1990s, with as many as 1,500 Kurdish dissidents killed and their bodies thrown into a so-called "DEATH PIT" at Sirnak.
Of course, Turkish official cooperation with the criminal underworld is not new. How do you think about it?
Sources in TURKISH media :
(Hurriyet newspaper)
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/10750341.asp
(Zaman newspaper)
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-201549-gelibolu-car-accident-reminiscent-of-susurluk-scandal.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susurluk_scandal