Cevat Yurdakul

Cevat Yurdakul (1 January 1942 – 28 September 1979) was a prosecutor[1] and the chief of police of Adana Province, Turkey,[2] when he was assassinated in 1979.[3][4] Adana Provincial Police Chief of the period was killed as a result of an armed attack prior to the 12 September coup.

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

Background and death

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.[5] Yurdakul was appointed as Adana Provincial Police Director by the Ecevit government.

Death and aftermath

On the morning of September 28, 1979, Yurdakul was shot and killed by a bullet in the city of Adana 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.[6][7]

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See also

References
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  6. bianet, 12 February 2010, "Unsolved Murder Cases Should not Be Closed by Prescrition"
  7. ""Sağ-sol bilmem, eline kim silah alırsa karşısında bizi bulacak" diyen Cevat Yurdakul, 40 yıl önce bugün öldürüldü". T24 (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-11-21.
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