Abdullah Çatlı

Male, Deceased Person

1956 – 1996

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Who was Abdullah Çatlı?

Abdullah Çatlı was a convicted Turkish drug trafficker, and contract killer for the Counter-Guerrilla. He led the youth branch of the Nationalist Movement Party during the 1970s. His death in the Susurluk car crash, while travelling in a car with state officials revealed the depth of the state's complicity in organized crime, in what became known as the Susurluk scandal. He was a hit man for the state, ordered to kill suspected members of the Kurdistan Workers Party and the ASALA.

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Born
Jun 1, 1956
Nevşehir Province
Also known as
  • Çatlı
  • Reis
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Nationality
  • Turkey
Died
Nov 3, 1996
Susurluk

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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