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[The Cypriot]

Kutlu Adali (1935-1996) RIP

Kutlu Adali Murder Dossier
Kutlu Adali was murdered on July 6th 1996 around 23:30 in front of his house. He was an outspoken critic of the Turkish Cypriot leadership who took up the issue of an armed raid to St Barnabas monastery and wrote a series of articles trying to shed light on allegged involvement of the Civilian Defense organization and a Turkish army officer. It is believed that this led to his murder. Adali himself actually wrote about the threats he was receiving shortly before.

There are many indicators which surfaced since then linking the murder to a larger groups of extra-judicial murders, kidnappings, bombings and other events that fall under the title "Counter-Guerilla Operations". On going trials in Turkey about the so called "Susurluk Scandal" regularly mentioned Cyprus and issues Adali was writing about as part of the picture.

A special parliamentary comission was formed in north Cyprus to investigate this case which was hindered by both civilian government and military officials. This increases the suspicions of the so-called "deep government" involvement in this murder.

There is also a case at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) filed by his widow Ilkay Adali. The judgement was delivered on March 31, 2005 finding Turkey guilty of several of the charges. The court has awarded the applicant 20,000 euros (EUR) for non-pecuniary damage and EUR 75,000 for costs and expenses (less EUR 7,236.74 ).

http://www.cyprusaction.org/humanrights ... ism/adali/

Can someone shed some light on this matter, as I am testing how far freedom of speech is allowed in the north today?

Have things changed since 1996?

So far I have been met with silence. If the silence continues then that will speak much louder than words.

[YFred]

Kutlu Adali (1935-1996) RIP

Kutlu Adali Murder Dossier
Kutlu Adali was murdered on July 6th 1996 around 23:30 in front of his house. He was an outspoken critic of the Turkish Cypriot leadership who took up the issue of an armed raid to St Barnabas monastery and wrote a series of articles trying to shed light on allegged involvement of the Civilian Defense organization and a Turkish army officer. It is believed that this led to his murder. Adali himself actually wrote about the threats he was receiving shortly before.

There are many indicators which surfaced since then linking the murder to a larger groups of extra-judicial murders, kidnappings, bombings and other events that fall under the title "Counter-Guerilla Operations". On going trials in Turkey about the so called "Susurluk Scandal" regularly mentioned Cyprus and issues Adali was writing about as part of the picture.

A special parliamentary comission was formed in north Cyprus to investigate this case which was hindered by both civilian government and military officials. This increases the suspicions of the so-called "deep government" involvement in this murder.

There is also a case at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) filed by his widow Ilkay Adali. The judgement was delivered on March 31, 2005 finding Turkey guilty of several of the charges. The court has awarded the applicant 20,000 euros (EUR) for non-pecuniary damage and EUR 75,000 for costs and expenses (less EUR 7,236.74 ).

http://www.cyprusaction.org/humanrights ... ism/adali/

Can someone shed some light on this matter, as I am testing how far freedom of speech is allowed in the north today?

Have things changed since 1996?

So far I have been met with silence. If the silence continues then that will speak much louder than words.

The Cypriot, stop trying to stir shit. Kutlu adali may not have been victim of political oppresion. There are better candidates for that. The writers at Afrika and Yeni Duzen were infront of him in the queue to be killed if it was a political one. As they are still alive and he is dead there must be another reason. Just because his murderer has not been found, it does not mean that its political.
Looking at it from a distance, the north media is more progressive as a whole than the RoC media. You worry about bringing your media, elections and justice system to the EU standards and let the TCs worry about the TRNC freedom of speech.

[Bananiot]

Did he not switch allegiance, though, from a staunch supporter of Denktash to a staunch critic?

[YFred]

Did he not switch allegiance, though, from a staunch supporter of Denktash to a staunch critic?

Yes he was, how do you know so much information. As far as I know that was not the reason for killing him. If it was the Afrika writers would have been killed first. He wrote about robbing the St Barnabas Church by people who were members of the Turkish Secret Service. It may all be connected with Ergenekon.

[halil]

Did he not switch allegiance, though, from a staunch supporter of Denktash to a staunch critic?

I read two of his books called Dagarcik 1 and 2 Bananiot .I was shocked ,how he was nationalist (i mean Turkish nationalist) how he and his friends were struggling in Paphos and Kokina are for TC's to speak Turkish ,hung the pictures of Ataturk and Turkish flags in their schools .

Thanks to Cypriot he wants to learn about him .i will try to translate his writings or someone else can try as well all follow my translations .It is eeasy to get those books from Isık kitabevi and Galeri Kultur .both of them are in Nicosia .So close to Lokmaci or leadra street .

I asked my self a man like him in his books (i mean dagarcik) how he can get killed by nationalist .Must be somethings behind of it .

[The Cypriot]

The Cypriot, stop trying to stir shit.

As I suspected. It appears I've touched a raw nerve.

Kutlu adali may not have been victim of political oppresion.

Don't you think so? Why do you think the human rights group alleges this? Please shed some light on the matter rather than brush it under the carpet.

There are better candidates for that.

That have been assassinated for allegedly being critical of the regime? Goodness me is this a regular occurence?

The writers at Afrika and Yeni Duzen were infront of him in the queue to be killed if it was a political one. As they are still alive and he is dead there must be another reason.

You'll forgive me if I find this logic a little disconcerting. Other writers that are critical of the regime aren't dead so the one who is must be guilty of something else.

Just because his murderer has not been found, it does not mean that its political.

I'm sure all the other journalists in the north rest easy in their beds knowing this and always write objectively.

Looking at it from a distance, the north media is more progressive as a whole than the RoC media.

This may be true. Certainly in London the Greek language newspapers are worse than useless. I can't comment for Cyprus. Others will have to comment. Every now and again I read very good articles, in Englishm in the Cyprus Mail.

You worry about bringing your media, elections and justice system to the EU standards and let the TCs worry about the TRNC freedom of speech.

This is such a knee jerk, childish and defensive reaction, YFred. Rather than acknowledge that something may be fundamentally wrong with the demoratic process in the north you just turn it around and are critical of the Republic.

[The Cypriot]

I read two of his books called Dagarcik 1 and 2 Bananiot .I was shocked ,how he was nationalist (i mean Turkish nationalist) how he and his friends were struggling in Paphos and Kokina are for TC's to speak Turkish ,hung the pictures of Ataturk and Turkish flags in their schools .

Thanks to Cypriot he wants to learn about him .i will try to translate his writings or someone else can try as well all follow my translations .It is eeasy to get those books from Isık kitabevi and Galeri Kultur .both of them are in Nicosia .So close to Lokmaci or leadra street .

I asked my self a man like him in his books (i mean dagarcik) how he can get killed by nationalist .Must be somethings behind of it .

Thanks halil, I think we'd all benefit to find out more about this man and why he was assassinated.

[halil]

from his book page 9

Köye Doğru ( Towards the village)

Yıl 1958 Rumlar Kıbrısın tümünü almak için Çırpınıp duruyorlar .(year is 1958 .Greeks are trying to got whole of the Cyprus)

Bu amaçlarına ulaşabilmelerini kolaylaştırmak için kurdukları EOKA yer altı örgütü de,1 nisan 1955'ten beri durmadan kan döküyor.Insan öldürüyor .öldürdüklernin çoğu Ingilizlerle ,Ülkülerini benimsemeyen ya da ideolojisi başka kendi soydaşları .

To get their ambitions they have forumed the EOKA terorist organizations .This organisationed since 1 st april killing most of the people they killed were English ,his own people who were against their idealoji .


for time being this much it will be more . to understand Kutlu Adalı also we must find his other articles too and find out what happened , his ideas are changed from his later on writings. Thess books which i read were before 74 .

[YFred]

The Cypriot, stop trying to stir shit.

As I suspected. It appears I've touched a raw nerve.

Kutlu adali may not have been victim of political oppresion.

Don't you think so? Why do you think the human rights group alleges this? Please shed some light on the matter rather than brush it under the carpet.

There are better candidates for that.

That have been assassinated for allegedly being critical of the regime? Goodness me is this a regular occurence?

The writers at Afrika and Yeni Duzen were infront of him in the queue to be killed if it was a political one. As they are still alive and he is dead there must be another reason.

You'll forgive me if I find this logic a little disconcerting. Other writers that are critical of the regime aren't dead so the one who is must be guilty of something else.

Just because his murderer has not been found, it does not mean that its political.

I'm sure all the other journalists in the north rest easy in their beds knowing this and always write objectively.

Looking at it from a distance, the north media is more progressive as a whole than the RoC media.

This may be true. Certainly in London the Greek language newspapers are worse than useless. I can't comment for Cyprus. Others will have to comment. Every now and again I read very good articles, in Englishm in the Cyprus Mail.

You worry about bringing your media, elections and justice system to the EU standards and let the TCs worry about the TRNC freedom of speech.

This is such a knee jerk, childish and defensive reaction, YFred. Rather than acknowledge that something may be fundamentally wrong with the demoratic process in the north you just turn it around and are critical of the Republic.

OK, a bit more research on this shows that he wrote about the Turkish Secret Service individual involved in the robbery of gold in St Barnabas Monestry. It is believed that that was the reason for killing him. People were killed early sixties for being against TMT and Eoka by both sides. As far as I am aware the only other writers killed in the TRNC or Turkey are by the Religous Zelots and not on political grounds as we understand it. For instance they tried to kill Aziz Nesin in Sivas by burning the building he was in and killed 27 other people instead. I would say that its the same intolerent religious nuts who can not take criticism of Muslim religion.

[The Cypriot]

OK, a bit more research on this shows that he wrote about the Turkish Secret Service individual involved in the robbery of gold in St Barnabas Monestry. It is believed that that was the reason for killing him.

Thanks YFred...
He wrote about the looting of a Christian orthodox church; and so they killed him; and his killers have never brought to trial.

That's disturbing enough.

What was the reaction? Were there protests? Demands for justice? Press inquiries? Journalists demanding answers about the murder of one of their own? Or has the whole thing simply been brushed under the carpet and forgotten about... because that's how it goes in the north.

That to me is even more disturbing.