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'''Cevat Yurdakul''' (1 January 1942 – 28 September 1979) was a prosecutor<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/gundem/cevat-yurdakulun-katili-kehya-pisman-degilim-1566625|title=Cevat Yurdakul'un katili Kehya: Pişman değilim - Son Dakika Haberler|last=QuarkPlayer|first=player-inline {display: inline-block;padding-bottom: 56 25%;position: relative;width: 100%;z-index: 5;} player-box {height: 100%;left: 0;position: absolute;top: 0;width: 100%;}$ ready{quarkPlayer = new|last2=false|first2=autoPlay|website=Milliyet|language=tr|access-date=2019-11-22|last3=false|first3=subTitles|last4=true|first4=showAds|last5=false|first5=showNotification|last6=showB|last7=true|first7=widthSelector|last8=false|first8=customMenu|last9=Preload: 'None'}}</ref> and the chief of police of ], ],<ref>{{Citation|title="Cevat Yurdakul, ülkücüler tarafından öldürülmüş bir polisti" - 18 Dakika (29 Ocak 2019)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrKYiTPzpns|language=en|access-date=2019-11-21}}</ref> when he was assassinated in 1979.<ref>], 2 October 2011, </ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.orduolay.com/yazarlar/hikmet-pala/sitki-onerin-anilarinda-halkin-polisi-cevat-yurdakul/2496|title=SITKI ÖNER'İN ANILARINDA HALKIN POLİSİ CEVAT YURDAKUL Makalesi {{!}} Hikmet PALA|last=Olay|first=Ordu|website=www.orduolay.com|access-date=2019-11-22}}</ref> Adana Provincial Police Chief of the period was killed as a result of an armed attack prior to the ]. '''Cevat Yurdakul''' (1 January 1942 – 28 September 1979) was a prosecutor<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/gundem/cevat-yurdakulun-katili-kehya-pisman-degilim-1566625|title=Cevat Yurdakul'un katili Kehya: Pişman değilim - Son Dakika Haberler |website=Milliyet|language=tr|access-date=2019-11-22}}</ref> and the chief of police of ], ],<ref>{{Citation|title="Cevat Yurdakul, ülkücüler tarafından öldürülmüş bir polisti" - 18 Dakika (29 Ocak 2019)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrKYiTPzpns|language=en|access-date=2019-11-21}}</ref> when he was assassinated in 1979.<ref>], 2 October 2011, </ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.orduolay.com/yazarlar/hikmet-pala/sitki-onerin-anilarinda-halkin-polisi-cevat-yurdakul/2496|title=SITKI ÖNER'İN ANILARINDA HALKIN POLİSİ CEVAT YURDAKUL Makalesi {{!}} Hikmet PALA|last=Olay|first=Ordu|website=www.orduolay.com|access-date=2019-11-22}}</ref> Yurdakul was killed as a result of an armed attack prior to the ].{{Cn|date=December 2023}}


==Background and death== ==Background==
Yurdakul was a member of the Pol-Der who called them 'People's Policemen', and as soon as he started his work, murders went out targeting certain people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=tr&u=https://ilerihaber.org/icerik/halkin-polisi-cevat-yurdakulun-sorulmamis-hesabi-90165.html&prev=search|title=Google Translate|website=translate.google.com|access-date=2019-11-22}}</ref> Yurdakul was appointed as Adana Provincial Police Director by the Ecevit government. Yurdakul was a member of the Pol-Der who called them 'People's Policemen', and as soon as he started his work, murders went out targeting certain people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ilerihaber.org/icerik/halkin-polisi-cevat-yurdakulun-sorulmamis-hesabi-90165.html|title=Halkın Polisi Cevat Yurdakul'un sorulmamış hesabı |language=tr |date=28 September 2018|website=ilerihaber.org|access-date=2019-11-22}}</ref> Yurdakul was appointed as Adana Provincial Police Director by the Ecevit government.


==Death and aftermath== ==Death and aftermath==
On the morning of 28 September 1979, Yurdakul was shot and killed by a bullet in the city of ] by Abdurrahman Kıpçak and Muhsin Kehya. Halil Güllüoğlu, the lawyer of the Yurdakul family, was also killed on 6 February 1980. Muhsin Kehya broke out of prison a couple of times, then fled to Germany. In 1997, Kehya was returned to Turkey by the German government with the condition of no death penalty. Then he was sentenced to 36 years of jail time. Finally, he was released from prison in 2012 as a result of legal arrangements made by the AKP Government. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.radikal.com.tr/turkiye/bir-ulkucu-katil-daha-serbest-1093968/|title=Bir Ülkücü katil daha serbest}}</ref> The other culprit, Kıpçak also broke out of prison after the killing and fled abroad. In 1989, he was caught with 47 kilos of heroin in Istanbul, then again released from prison after some time. Finally, he was killed as a result of an armed assault in Istanbul, in 2006. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/koyluye-kursun-3889818|title='Köylü'ye kurşun}}</ref>
On the morning of September 28, 1979, Yurdakul was shot and killed by a bullet in the city of ] by unknown persons. Even though Numerous revolutionaries were massacred in Adana within a year, none of the perpetrators were arrested or charged with the murders. Halil Güllüoğlu, the lawyer of the Yurdakul family, was also killed on 6 February 1980. His murder was still considered unsolved as of 2010.<ref>], 12 February 2010, </ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://t24.com.tr/haber/sag-sol-bilmem-eline-kim-silah-alirsa-karsisinda-bizi-bulacak-diyen-cevat-yurdakul-40-yil-once-bugun-olduruldu,841405|title="Sağ-sol bilmem, eline kim silah alırsa karşısında bizi bulacak" diyen Cevat Yurdakul, 40 yıl önce bugün öldürüldü|website=T24|language=Turkish|access-date=2019-11-21}}</ref>

Halil İbrahim Altınışık, Kadir Akgöllü, Mustafa Gülnar, and Yücel Yirik have also faced trials after the murder as suspects. Varying and conflicting sources are present about the murder and who was responsible for it; including allegations that the leader of ] at the time, ] was the one who gave the order, have not been confirmed. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.evrensel.net/haber/14372/cevat-yurdakul-cinayeti-aydinlatilmayi-bekliyor|title=Cevat Yurdakul cinayeti aydınlatılmayı bekliyor}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 09:23, 23 December 2024

Turkish lawyer and chief of police

Cevat Yurdakul
Born1 January 1942
Died28 September 1979 (aged 37)
Adana
NationalityTurkish
OccupationLawyer (prosecutor)
Known for1979 murder

Cevat Yurdakul (1 January 1942 – 28 September 1979) was a prosecutor and the chief of police of Adana Province, Turkey, when he was assassinated in 1979. Yurdakul was killed as a result of an armed attack prior to the 12 September coup.

Background

Yurdakul was a member of the Pol-Der who called them 'People's Policemen', and as soon as he started his work, murders went out targeting certain people. Yurdakul was appointed as Adana Provincial Police Director by the Ecevit government.

Death and aftermath

On the morning of 28 September 1979, Yurdakul was shot and killed by a bullet in the city of Adana by Abdurrahman Kıpçak and Muhsin Kehya. Halil Güllüoğlu, the lawyer of the Yurdakul family, was also killed on 6 February 1980. Muhsin Kehya broke out of prison a couple of times, then fled to Germany. In 1997, Kehya was returned to Turkey by the German government with the condition of no death penalty. Then he was sentenced to 36 years of jail time. Finally, he was released from prison in 2012 as a result of legal arrangements made by the AKP Government. The other culprit, Kıpçak also broke out of prison after the killing and fled abroad. In 1989, he was caught with 47 kilos of heroin in Istanbul, then again released from prison after some time. Finally, he was killed as a result of an armed assault in Istanbul, in 2006.

Halil İbrahim Altınışık, Kadir Akgöllü, Mustafa Gülnar, and Yücel Yirik have also faced trials after the murder as suspects. Varying and conflicting sources are present about the murder and who was responsible for it; including allegations that the leader of MHP at the time, Alparslan Türkeş was the one who gave the order, have not been confirmed.

See also

References

  1. "Cevat Yurdakul'un katili Kehya: Pişman değilim - Son Dakika Haberler". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  2. "Cevat Yurdakul, ülkücüler tarafından öldürülmüş bir polisti" - 18 Dakika (29 Ocak 2019), retrieved 21 November 2019
  3. soL, 2 October 2011, Faşistlerin üzerine giden polisi öldürenler hâlâ yargılanmadı
  4. Olay, Ordu. "SITKI ÖNER'İN ANILARINDA HALKIN POLİSİ CEVAT YURDAKUL Makalesi | Hikmet PALA". www.orduolay.com. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  5. "Halkın Polisi Cevat Yurdakul'un sorulmamış hesabı". ilerihaber.org (in Turkish). 28 September 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  6. "Bir Ülkücü katil daha serbest".
  7. "'Köylü'ye kurşun".
  8. "Cevat Yurdakul cinayeti aydınlatılmayı bekliyor".
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