Journalists Killed in 1993 - Motive Confirmed: Kemal Kilic
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Date:
January 1994
Ozgur Gundem
February 25, 1993, in Kulunce Village, Turkey
Kilic, Urfa correspondent for the newspaper Ozgur Gundem, was shot and killed by unknown assailants in Kulunce Village, near the city of Urfa. Police had questioned him about a news release he had published on the difficulties distributors had faced in selling the newspaper in Sanli Urfa Province.
| Medium: | |
| Job: | Print Reporter |
| Beats Covered: | Human Rights |
| 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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