Journalists Killed in 1992 - Motive Confirmed: Halit Gungen
| Publisher | Committee to Protect Journalists |
| Publication Date | January 1993 |
| Cite as | Committee to Protect Journalists, Journalists Killed in 1992 - Motive Confirmed: Halit Gungen, January 1993, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/4e64947517.html [accessed 22 May 2013] |
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2000'e Dogru
February 9, 1992, in Diyarbakir, Turkey
Gungen, Diyarbakir bureau chief of the newsweekly 2000'e Dogru, died soon after being shot in his office with a single bullet. Before his death, he had written an article alleging that members of the Islamic organization Hezbollah were being trained in the Diyarbakir headquarters of the Special Forces. Although the identity of his killers remains unknown, the circumstances implicate the state. A colleague of Gungen's, Ahmet Sumbuk, was briefly detained after the assassination.
| Medium: | |
| Job: | Editor |
| Beats Covered: | Corruption, Human Rights, Politics |
| Gender: | Male |
| Local or Foreign: | Local |
| Freelance: | No |
| Type of Death: | Murder |
| Suspected Source of Fire: | Government Officials |
| Impunity: | Yes |
| Taken Captive: | No |
| Tortured: | No |
| Threatened: | No |
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