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'''Mehmet Eymür''' is a [[Turkish]] spook identified as implicated by [[Sibel Edmonds]].<ref>http://letsibeledmondsspeak.blogspot.com/2008/01/sibel-names-names-in-pictures.html</ref> | '''Mehmet Eymür''' is a [[Turkish]] spook identified as implicated by [[Sibel Edmonds]].<ref>http://letsibeledmondsspeak.blogspot.com/2008/01/sibel-names-names-in-pictures.html</ref> | ||
| − | In 1995-6 he led the [[counter-terrorism]] department of the [[National Intelligence Organization (Turkey)|National Intelligence Organization]] (MIT), which he joined as a student in 1965 as a "pursuit officer" ( | + | In 1995-6 he led the [[counter-terrorism]] department of the [[National Intelligence Organization (Turkey)|National Intelligence Organization]] (MIT), which he joined as a student in 1965 as a "pursuit officer" (takip memuru).<ref name=milliyet2008/> He was the right-hand man for the MIT deputy undersecretary [[Hiram Abas]].<ref name=celik>http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/51/017.html</ref><ref>{http://tdnarchives.blogspot.com/1997/01/whose-gang-is-this.html quote=Mehmet Eymur, the present branch chairman of the counterespionage department in the MIT, was amongst Hiram Abas' team.}}</ref> |
| − | Eymür is writing a series called ''Teşkilat'' ("Organization") about MİT and its Counter-Terrorism Department.<ref> | + | Eymür is writing a series called ''Teşkilat'' ("Organization") about MİT and its Counter-Terrorism Department.<ref>http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=5824192</ref> |
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| − | Eymür was born in Istanbul in 1943, the son of [[Mazhar Eymür]], a leading member of the MİT's predecessor, the [[National Security Service (Turkey)|National Security Service]] (MAH). Mazhar Eymür took part in suppressing the [[Dersim rebellion]].<ref> | + | Eymür was born in Istanbul in 1943, the son of [[Mazhar Eymür]], a leading member of the MİT's predecessor, the [[National Security Service (Turkey)|National Security Service]] (MAH). Mazhar Eymür took part in suppressing the [[Dersim rebellion]].<ref>http://www.sabah.com.tr/2007/07/19/haber,4D36E8C34C434B5880E8E8BE1D3FF328.html</ref> |
| − | Eymür joined the agency after completing [[TED Ankara Koleji]].<ref name=sarsacak> | + | Eymür joined the agency after completing [[TED Ankara Koleji]].<ref name=sarsacak>http://dosyalar.hurriyet.com.tr/hur/turk/98/08/24/gundem/01gun.htm|accessdate=2008-12-03</ref> He attended the İstanbul Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences İstanbul İktisadi ve Ticari İlimler Yüksek Okulu.<ref name=mucadelem>http://atin.org/detail.asp?cmd=articledetail&articleid=507|accessdate=2008-12-03 |
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==Career== | ==Career== | ||
===MIT (1965 - 1988)=== | ===MIT (1965 - 1988)=== | ||
| − | Eymür joined MIT as a student in 1965 as a "pursuit officer" ( | + | Eymür joined MIT as a student in 1965 as a "pursuit officer" (takip memuru),<ref name=milliyet2008>http://www.milliyet.com.tr/Yasam/SonDakika.aspx?aType=SonDakika&ArticleID=1008865</ref> and was involved in the [[Ziverbey Villa]] interrogations after the [[1971 Turkish coup d'état]], together with [[Hiram Abas]].<ref>http://arsiv.sabah.com.tr/2007/07/20/haber,8E591F2ADFFF4E5A91D63733F4FAA5A3.html</ref> |
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| − | Eymür gained fame for taking down numerous gangsters in the 1984 "Godfathers Operation" ( | + | Eymür gained fame for taking down numerous gangsters in the 1984 "Godfathers Operation" (Babalar Operasyonu) while heading the Smuggling Department, in concert with [[Atilla Aytek]] of the police force's smuggling department (Emniyet Kaçakçılık ve Harekat Dairesi Başkanı). The operation captured mob bosses including [[Dündar Kılıç]].<ref name=milliyet>''[[Milliyet]]'', 1 December 2011, [http://gundem.milliyet.com.tr/mit-le-ozdeslesen-isim/gundem/gundemdetay/01.12.2011/1469070/default.htm MİT'le özdeşleşen isim]</ref><ref>''[[Haberturk]]'', 30 November 2011, [http://www.haberturk.com/gundem/haber/692757-mehmet-eymurun-inisli-cikisli-oykusu Mehmet Eymür'ün inişli-çıkışlı öyküsü]</ref> |
| − | He prepared the ''1987 MIT Report'' that accused high ranking civil servants in the police and politicians such as [[Nevzat Ayaz]], [[Ünal Erkan]] and [[Mehmet Ağar]] of connections to the mafia.<ref name="z"> | + | He prepared the ''1987 MIT Report'' that accused high ranking civil servants in the police and politicians such as [[Nevzat Ayaz]], [[Ünal Erkan]] and [[Mehmet Ağar]] of connections to the mafia.<ref name="z">http://arsiv.zaman.com.tr/2001/02/08/odosya/mehmeteymur.htm </ref><ref>[[Hurriyet Daily News]], 1 February 1998, [http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/the-susurluk-report-produces-a-mouse.aspx?pageID=438&n=the-susurluk-report-produces-a-mouse-1998-02-01 The Susurluk Report Produces a Mouse]</ref> The report was leaked, and published in ''[[2000'e Doğru]]'' in January 1988. He was forced to resign on 10 June 1988.<ref name=sarsacak/> The MIT said the report was prepared without proper authorization.<ref>http://www.gazeteport.com.tr/GUNCEL/NEWS/GP_264536</ref> His colleague [[Hiram Abas]], who was deputy chief of MIT and also discharged at the time, was critical of Eymür for divulging information.<ref>http://arsiv.sabah.com.tr/2007/07/16/haber,84E9E90717B54B7CA3927C82BD2B2B69.html</ref> |
Eymür reportedly entered the ice producing business in [[Antalya]] with a MİT colleague called [[Korkut Eken]], a partnership that ended acrimoniously after 5 years.<ref name="z"/> | Eymür reportedly entered the ice producing business in [[Antalya]] with a MİT colleague called [[Korkut Eken]], a partnership that ended acrimoniously after 5 years.<ref name="z"/> | ||
===MIT (1993 - 1999)=== | ===MIT (1993 - 1999)=== | ||
| − | After [[Tansu Çiller]] became prime minister in mid-1993, Eymür was appointed chief of the MIT's Special Intelligence Department ( | + | After [[Tansu Çiller]] became prime minister in mid-1993, Eymür was appointed chief of the MIT's Special Intelligence Department (Özel İstihbarat Dairesi) in May 1994.<ref name="todayszaman.com">[[Today's Zaman]], 7 December 2011, [http://www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?newsId=265093 Former MİT official Eymür puts blame on former police chief Ağar for extrajudicial killings]</ref> [[Avni Özgürel]] of ''[[Radikal]]'' says that the department was led by [[Hiram Abas]].<!-- *Eymur role in this note clear:* Çiller also created an intelligence organization separate from the MİT subservient to her, called the Public Security Department (Kamu Güvenlik Başkanlığı; KGB for short). Upon hearing news of unsavory activity from the organization, president [[Süleyman Demirel]] had it dismantled. --><ref name=kaydiyok>http://arsiv.sabah.com.tr/2008/12/01/haber,848D2AC9821249D2B1AD650029AEEDCC.html</ref> Next came the Operations Department (lOperasyon Başkanlığı), where he was deputy chief to [[Şenkal Atasagun]]. The two did not get along, so Eymür asked the undersecretary, [[Sönmez Köksal]], for a different position.<ref name=guney-eymur>http://www.radikal.com.tr/Radikal.aspx?aType=RadikalHaberDetay&ArticleID=910303</ref> |
====Counter-Terrorism Department (1995 - 1996)==== | ====Counter-Terrorism Department (1995 - 1996)==== | ||
| − | On 31 January 1995, he was moved to the newly established Counter-Terrorism Department.<ref name=sarsacak/> The department, created on Çiller's orders,<ref name=fethullahci> | + | On 31 January 1995, he was moved to the newly established Counter-Terrorism Department.<ref name=sarsacak/> The department, created on Çiller's orders,<ref name=fethullahci>http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/?im=yhs&hn=19978</ref> was active in the [[Kurdish–Turkish conflict]]. |
| − | According to Eymür, he was at this time introduced to contract killer [[Mahmut Yıldırım]], better known as ''Yeşil'', after ''Yeşil'' was moved to Ankara by [[JİTEM]]. Eymür said he was then unaware of ''Yeşil'''s status as a wanted criminal. Eymür said he used ''Yeşil'' in several operations, but only outside Turkey, and that he was never formally an MIT agent.<ref name="todayszaman.com"/><ref>[[Today's Zaman]], 2 December 2011, [http://todayszaman.com/news-264570-mit-official-says-he-knows-much-about-past-atrocities.html MİT official says he ‘knows much’ about past atrocities]</ref> At the Counter-Terrorism Department, Eymür said he almost had the PKK's leader, [[Abdullah Öcalan]], assassinated,<ref> | + | According to Eymür, he was at this time introduced to contract killer [[Mahmut Yıldırım]], better known as ''Yeşil'', after ''Yeşil'' was moved to Ankara by [[JİTEM]]. Eymür said he was then unaware of ''Yeşil'''s status as a wanted criminal. Eymür said he used ''Yeşil'' in several operations, but only outside Turkey, and that he was never formally an MIT agent.<ref name="todayszaman.com"/><ref>[[Today's Zaman]], 2 December 2011, [http://todayszaman.com/news-264570-mit-official-says-he-knows-much-about-past-atrocities.html MİT official says he ‘knows much’ about past atrocities]</ref> At the Counter-Terrorism Department, Eymür said he almost had the PKK's leader, [[Abdullah Öcalan]], assassinated,<ref>http://www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?load=detay&link=157237</ref> but failed due to irresponsible management of fiscal resources and sabotage (external, and inside the agency).<ref>http://www.aksiyon.com.tr/detay.php?id=15119|accessdate=2008-12-13</ref> |
| − | When [[Mesut Yılmaz]] replaced Çiller as prime minister in March 1996, he ordered the fifty-person department dissolved.<ref> | + | When [[Mesut Yılmaz]] replaced Çiller as prime minister in March 1996, he ordered the fifty-person department dissolved.<ref>http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/10459721.asp</ref> Yılmaz said that the MİT strongly opposed Eymür's gang, and that such illegal activities now take place in the [[General Directorate of Security]] (police force) instead. Yılmaz said that the illegal group was loyal to [[Fethullah Gülen]].<ref name=fethullahci/> In a testimony to the Susurluk commission investigating the [[Susurluk scandal]], [[Hanefi Avcı]], former chief of the police force's intelligence department, said that Eymür's "gang" was illegal.<ref name=stategangs>http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/archives.php?id=8604</ref> |
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====Final years==== | ====Final years==== | ||
| − | Eymür prepared what has come to be known as the ''Second MİT Report'' (the first was in 1987), based on the "[[Askar Simitko]], [[Lazım Esmaeili]] and [[Tarık Ümit]] incident" file from his Counter-Terrorism Department. This report was controversial for being prepared without authorization, and then leaked in September 1996.<ref> | + | Eymür prepared what has come to be known as the ''Second MİT Report'' (the first was in 1987), based on the "[[Askar Simitko]], [[Lazım Esmaeili]] and [[Tarık Ümit]] incident" file from his Counter-Terrorism Department. This report was controversial for being prepared without authorization, and then leaked in September 1996.<ref>http://www.gazeteport.com.tr/GUNCEL/NEWS/GP_314122</ref> It was published in ''[[Aydınlık]]'' on 17 September 1996.<ref name=milliyet/> |
In August 1997 Eymür was assigned to [[Washington, D.C.]] as a MİT representative to U.S. intelligence agencies and security firms.<ref name=guney-eymur/> He was recalled on 14 August 1998.<ref name=milliyet/> Eymür returned to Turkey in 1998 to help prepare a report against [[Şenkal Atasagun]], then the undersecretary of the MİT, who had recommended Eymür's dismissal and the dissolution of his Counter-Terrorism Department to Prime Minister Yılmaz in 1997.<ref name=stategangs/> In October 1998 Eymür was appointed to oversee Turkey's sugar refineries.<ref>[[Hurriyet Daily News]], 3 October 1998, [http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/former-senior-mit-director-to-work-in-sugar-refineries.aspx?pageID=438&n=former-senior-mit-director-to-work-in-sugar-refineries-1998-10-03 Former senior MIT director to work in sugar refineries]</ref> | In August 1997 Eymür was assigned to [[Washington, D.C.]] as a MİT representative to U.S. intelligence agencies and security firms.<ref name=guney-eymur/> He was recalled on 14 August 1998.<ref name=milliyet/> Eymür returned to Turkey in 1998 to help prepare a report against [[Şenkal Atasagun]], then the undersecretary of the MİT, who had recommended Eymür's dismissal and the dissolution of his Counter-Terrorism Department to Prime Minister Yılmaz in 1997.<ref name=stategangs/> In October 1998 Eymür was appointed to oversee Turkey's sugar refineries.<ref>[[Hurriyet Daily News]], 3 October 1998, [http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/former-senior-mit-director-to-work-in-sugar-refineries.aspx?pageID=438&n=former-senior-mit-director-to-work-in-sugar-refineries-1998-10-03 Former senior MIT director to work in sugar refineries]</ref> | ||
| − | Eymür finally left the MİT in 1999, and moved to [[McLean, Virginia]]; the seat of the CIA.<ref> | + | Eymür finally left the MİT in 1999, and moved to [[McLean, Virginia]]; the seat of the CIA.<ref>http://www.milliyet.com.tr/2000/05/23/t/haber/hab13.html|accessdate=2008-12-12</ref> He says he would entertain offers to consult the CIA as a "terrorism" expert.<ref>http://arsiv.sabah.com.tr/2000/03/11/g01.html</ref> In March 2000 he launched a website documenting links between the Turkish state and the Turkish mafia; he faced criminal charges for divulging state secrets.<ref name=latimes>http://articles.latimes.com/2000/aug/19/news/mn-7122</ref> |
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==Ergenekon== | ==Ergenekon== | ||
| − | Since 2008 Eymür has been mentioned numerous times in the Turkish press as being the superior of [[Tuncay Güney]] - the mysterious figure who helped launch the [[Ergenekon investigation]]. Eymür vehemently denies any connection.<ref> | + | Since 2008 Eymür has been mentioned numerous times in the Turkish press as being the superior of [[Tuncay Güney]] - the mysterious figure who helped launch the [[Ergenekon investigation]]. Eymür vehemently denies any connection.<ref>http://www.atin.org/detail.asp?cmd=articledetail&articleid=511</ref> |
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==Books== | ==Books== | ||
Latest revision as of 01:08, 6 August 2021
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| Born | 1943 Istambul |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Spouse | Canset Eymür |
| Member of | Sibel Edmonds/State Secrets Privilege Gallery |
In 1995-6 he led the Tcounter-terrorism department of the Turkish National Intelligence Organization | |
Mehmet Eymür is a Turkish spook identified as implicated by Sibel Edmonds.[1] In 1995-6 he led the counter-terrorism department of the National Intelligence Organization (MIT), which he joined as a student in 1965 as a "pursuit officer" (takip memuru).[2] He was the right-hand man for the MIT deputy undersecretary Hiram Abas.[3][4]
Eymür is writing a series called Teşkilat ("Organization") about MİT and its Counter-Terrorism Department.[5]
Contents
Background
Eymür was born in Istanbul in 1943, the son of Mazhar Eymür, a leading member of the MİT's predecessor, the National Security Service (MAH). Mazhar Eymür took part in suppressing the Dersim rebellion.[6]
Eymür joined the agency after completing TED Ankara Koleji.[7] He attended the İstanbul Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences İstanbul İktisadi ve Ticari İlimler Yüksek Okulu.[8]
Career
MIT (1965 - 1988)
Eymür joined MIT as a student in 1965 as a "pursuit officer" (takip memuru),[2] and was involved in the Ziverbey Villa interrogations after the 1971 Turkish coup d'état, together with Hiram Abas.[9]
Eymür gained fame for taking down numerous gangsters in the 1984 "Godfathers Operation" (Babalar Operasyonu) while heading the Smuggling Department, in concert with Atilla Aytek of the police force's smuggling department (Emniyet Kaçakçılık ve Harekat Dairesi Başkanı). The operation captured mob bosses including Dündar Kılıç.[10][11]
He prepared the 1987 MIT Report that accused high ranking civil servants in the police and politicians such as Nevzat Ayaz, Ünal Erkan and Mehmet Ağar of connections to the mafia.[12][13] The report was leaked, and published in 2000'e Doğru in January 1988. He was forced to resign on 10 June 1988.[7] The MIT said the report was prepared without proper authorization.[14] His colleague Hiram Abas, who was deputy chief of MIT and also discharged at the time, was critical of Eymür for divulging information.[15]
Eymür reportedly entered the ice producing business in Antalya with a MİT colleague called Korkut Eken, a partnership that ended acrimoniously after 5 years.[12]
MIT (1993 - 1999)
After Tansu Çiller became prime minister in mid-1993, Eymür was appointed chief of the MIT's Special Intelligence Department (Özel İstihbarat Dairesi) in May 1994.[16] Avni Özgürel of Radikal says that the department was led by Hiram Abas.[17] Next came the Operations Department (lOperasyon Başkanlığı), where he was deputy chief to Şenkal Atasagun. The two did not get along, so Eymür asked the undersecretary, Sönmez Köksal, for a different position.[18]
Counter-Terrorism Department (1995 - 1996)
On 31 January 1995, he was moved to the newly established Counter-Terrorism Department.[7] The department, created on Çiller's orders,[19] was active in the Kurdish–Turkish conflict.
According to Eymür, he was at this time introduced to contract killer Mahmut Yıldırım, better known as Yeşil, after Yeşil was moved to Ankara by JİTEM. Eymür said he was then unaware of Yeşil's status as a wanted criminal. Eymür said he used Yeşil in several operations, but only outside Turkey, and that he was never formally an MIT agent.[16][20] At the Counter-Terrorism Department, Eymür said he almost had the PKK's leader, Abdullah Öcalan, assassinated,[21] but failed due to irresponsible management of fiscal resources and sabotage (external, and inside the agency).[22]
When Mesut Yılmaz replaced Çiller as prime minister in March 1996, he ordered the fifty-person department dissolved.[23] Yılmaz said that the MİT strongly opposed Eymür's gang, and that such illegal activities now take place in the General Directorate of Security (police force) instead. Yılmaz said that the illegal group was loyal to Fethullah Gülen.[19] In a testimony to the Susurluk commission investigating the Susurluk scandal, Hanefi Avcı, former chief of the police force's intelligence department, said that Eymür's "gang" was illegal.[24]
Final years
Eymür prepared what has come to be known as the Second MİT Report (the first was in 1987), based on the "Askar Simitko, Lazım Esmaeili and Tarık Ümit incident" file from his Counter-Terrorism Department. This report was controversial for being prepared without authorization, and then leaked in September 1996.[25] It was published in Aydınlık on 17 September 1996.[10]
In August 1997 Eymür was assigned to Washington, D.C. as a MİT representative to U.S. intelligence agencies and security firms.[18] He was recalled on 14 August 1998.[10] Eymür returned to Turkey in 1998 to help prepare a report against Şenkal Atasagun, then the undersecretary of the MİT, who had recommended Eymür's dismissal and the dissolution of his Counter-Terrorism Department to Prime Minister Yılmaz in 1997.[24] In October 1998 Eymür was appointed to oversee Turkey's sugar refineries.[26]
Eymür finally left the MİT in 1999, and moved to McLean, Virginia; the seat of the CIA.[27] He says he would entertain offers to consult the CIA as a "terrorism" expert.[28] In March 2000 he launched a website documenting links between the Turkish state and the Turkish mafia; he faced criminal charges for divulging state secrets.[29]
Ergenekon
Since 2008 Eymür has been mentioned numerous times in the Turkish press as being the superior of Tuncay Güney - the mysterious figure who helped launch the Ergenekon investigation. Eymür vehemently denies any connection.[30]
Books
- Ferhat Ünlü (2001), Eymür'ün aynası: eski MİT yöneticisi anlatıyor, Metis Yayınları
- Talat Turhan, Orhan Gökdemir (1999), Mehmet Eymür: Ziverbey'den Susurluk'a bir MİT'çinin portresi, Sorun Yayınları
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References
- ↑ http://letsibeledmondsspeak.blogspot.com/2008/01/sibel-names-names-in-pictures.html
- ↑ a b http://www.milliyet.com.tr/Yasam/SonDakika.aspx?aType=SonDakika&ArticleID=1008865
- ↑ http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/51/017.html
- ↑ {http://tdnarchives.blogspot.com/1997/01/whose-gang-is-this.html quote=Mehmet Eymur, the present branch chairman of the counterespionage department in the MIT, was amongst Hiram Abas' team.}}
- ↑ http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=5824192
- ↑ http://www.sabah.com.tr/2007/07/19/haber,4D36E8C34C434B5880E8E8BE1D3FF328.html
- ↑ a b c http://dosyalar.hurriyet.com.tr/hur/turk/98/08/24/gundem/01gun.htm%7Caccessdate=2008-12-03
- ↑ http://atin.org/detail.asp?cmd=articledetail&articleid=507%7Caccessdate=2008-12-03
- ↑ http://arsiv.sabah.com.tr/2007/07/20/haber,8E591F2ADFFF4E5A91D63733F4FAA5A3.html
- ↑ a b c Milliyet, 1 December 2011, MİT'le özdeşleşen isim
- ↑ Haberturk, 30 November 2011, Mehmet Eymür'ün inişli-çıkışlı öyküsü
- ↑ a b http://arsiv.zaman.com.tr/2001/02/08/odosya/mehmeteymur.htm
- ↑ Hurriyet Daily News, 1 February 1998, The Susurluk Report Produces a Mouse
- ↑ http://www.gazeteport.com.tr/GUNCEL/NEWS/GP_264536
- ↑ http://arsiv.sabah.com.tr/2007/07/16/haber,84E9E90717B54B7CA3927C82BD2B2B69.html
- ↑ a b Today's Zaman, 7 December 2011, Former MİT official Eymür puts blame on former police chief Ağar for extrajudicial killings
- ↑ http://arsiv.sabah.com.tr/2008/12/01/haber,848D2AC9821249D2B1AD650029AEEDCC.html
- ↑ a b http://www.radikal.com.tr/Radikal.aspx?aType=RadikalHaberDetay&ArticleID=910303
- ↑ a b http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/?im=yhs&hn=19978
- ↑ Today's Zaman, 2 December 2011, MİT official says he ‘knows much’ about past atrocities
- ↑ http://www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?load=detay&link=157237
- ↑ http://www.aksiyon.com.tr/detay.php?id=15119%7Caccessdate=2008-12-13
- ↑ http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/10459721.asp
- ↑ a b http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/archives.php?id=8604
- ↑ http://www.gazeteport.com.tr/GUNCEL/NEWS/GP_314122
- ↑ Hurriyet Daily News, 3 October 1998, Former senior MIT director to work in sugar refineries
- ↑ http://www.milliyet.com.tr/2000/05/23/t/haber/hab13.html%7Caccessdate=2008-12-12
- ↑ http://arsiv.sabah.com.tr/2000/03/11/g01.html
- ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/2000/aug/19/news/mn-7122
- ↑ http://www.atin.org/detail.asp?cmd=articledetail&articleid=511
