Hulusi Sayın

Hulusi Sayın (28 April 1926 – 30 January 1991) was a general in the Turkish Gendarmerie, and may have been involved with the Gendarmerie's JITEM intelligence unit.[1] He retired in 1989 and become an adviser to the Prime Minister's office. He was assassinated outside his home in January 1991; the assassination was claimed by Dev Sol, a leftist organization.[2] At the time of his death Sayın was known to be advocating a peaceful solution to the Kurdish–Turkish conflict.[3]

Hulusi Sayın
Personal details
Born28 April 1926
Elazığ, Turkey
Died30 January 1991(1991-01-30) (aged 64)
Ankara, Turkey
Military service
AllegianceTurkey
Branch/serviceTurkish Army
Years of service1945–1989
RankLt-General

Sayın graduated from the Turkish Military Academy in 1948 and the Turkish Military College in 1964.

A high school in his home town is named for him.

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