Journalists Killed in 1993 - Motive Confirmed: Ugur Mumcu
| Publisher | Committee to Protect Journalists |
| Publication Date | January 1994 |
| Cite as | Committee to Protect Journalists, Journalists Killed in 1993 - Motive Confirmed: Ugur Mumcu, January 1994, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/4e6494a22a.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Cumhuriyet
January 27, 1993, in Ankara, Turkey
Mumcu, a reporter for Cumhuriyet, was killed by a car bomb while he was in his vehicle outside his home in Ankara. The murderer or murderers remain at large, but among groups that have claimed responsibility are the Islamic Liberation Organization, the Raiders of Islamic Great East, and Islamic Jihad. Mumcu, who reported on Islamic fundamentalism, drug and gun smuggling, and the Kurdish separatist movement, among other subjects, was a staunch supporter of the secular principles of Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey. Before his death, Mumcu had been researching the alleged connection between the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), a separatist rebel group in Turkey, and Turkish intelligence. He had reportedly received numerous death threats.
| Medium: | |
| Job: | Print Reporter |
| Beats Covered: | Crime, Human Rights, Politics |
| Gender: | Male |
| Local or Foreign: | Local |
| Freelance: | No |
| Type of Death: | Murder |
| Suspected Source of Fire: | Political Group |
| Impunity: | Partial |
| Taken Captive: | No |
| Tortured: | No |
| Threatened: | Yes |