The Assasination of Gaffar Okkan

2001 · 47 min · Documentary, History

Today marks the 19th anniversary of the martyrdom of former Diyarbakır Police Chief Gaffar Okkan and five of his colleagues.

Today marks the 19th anniversary of the martyrdom of former Diyarbakır Police Chief Gaffar Okkan and five of his colleagues. Okkan—who was married and a father of two—was martyred in an ambush set up on Sezai Karakoç Boulevard in the Şehitlik district while he was traveling toward the governor's office around 5:40 PM on January 24, 2001. Police officers Mehmet Kamalı, Sabri Kün, Mehmet Sepetçi, Atilla Durmuş, and Selahattin Baysoy also fell as martyrs in the attack alongside Okkan...

Director: Bülent Çaplı
Writer: Rıdvan Akar
Released: January 25, 2001
Language: Turkish

Cast

Mehmet Ali Birand
self
Rıdvan Akar
self
Faik Bulut
self
Abdülaziz Tunç
self
İrfan Yıldırım
self
Edip Gümüş
self
Ali Gaffar Okkan
archive footage
Uğur Mumcu
archive footage

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