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SUBJECT: TURKEY: SOUTHEAST TURKEY POLITICAL FIGURE BIOGRAPHIES
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¶1. (U) EFKAN ALA, DIYARBAKIR GOVERNOR
Efkan Ala was born in Erzurum in 1965, graduated from the
Political Science Faculty of Istanbul University, and did his
bachelor's degree in Economics. Ala lived in England in order to
develop his language skills and carry out studies on Governing
Systems. Ala has served, in sequence, as a Sub-governor, Deputy
Governor, Section Director at the Interior Ministry, and General
Director at the Ministry of Tourism. Ala has also served as a
member to the Quality Support Committee of the World Tourism
Organization and has carried out studies at UNICEF to meet
fundamental needs in Turkey. Ala served as Governor of Batman
province from January 30, 2003 to September 14, 2004 and was
appointed Governor to Diyarbakir province on September 14, 2004.
Ala was nominated by the U.S. Consulate in Adana for the IV
program for FY-2006, and completed a three-week program in the
United States in March of 2006. Ala is married and has two
children. He speaks fair English.
¶2. (U) OSMAN BAYDEMIR, DIYARBAKIR MAYOR
Osman Baydemir was born in Dokuzceltik village of Diyarbakir on
June 06, 1971. He completed his primary and secondary school
education in Diyarbakir, and enrolled at Faculty of Law of Dicle
University in 1990. Following his graduation from the Law
Faculty in 1994, he completed his one-year apprenticeship in
practicing law at the Bar Association of Diyarbakir, and served
as an attorney in November 1995. He became a member of Human
Rights Association's Chapter in Diyarbakir in 1995, and soon
thereafter was elected as a member to the Executive Board. He
was elected as the National Vice President of HRA in 1997, and
served as the President of HRA's Diyarbakir Chapter and National
Vice President of HRA until he was nominated for Diyarbakir
deputyship on the DEHAP ticket in the November 3, 2002 General
Election. Baydemir took English classes in San Francisco, CA
from May 2003 to December 2003. Baydemir was elected as
Diyarbakir Metropolitan Mayor at the Local Elections on March
28, 2004. He is a member of the Diyarbakir Bar Association,
Societal Judiciary Research Foundation, and a founding member of
the Migration and Humanitarian Cooperation, and of the Human
Rights Foundation of Turkey. He is married to Attorney Reyhan
Yalcin, who is the Vice National President of the Human Rights
Association in Turkey, and has one son.
¶3. (U) SEZGIN TANRIKULU, PRESIDENT OF DIYARBAKIR BAR ASSOCIATION
Sezgin Tanrikulu was born in Diyarbakir in 1958, and has been
practicing law since earning his law degree from the Law Faculty
of Istanbul University in 1984. Tanrikulu received a Master's
Degree in Public Law from the Dice University of Diyarbakir in
¶1992. He is currently the representative of the Diyarbakir
Chapter of the Human Rights Foundation established in Diyarbakir
in 1988, and was elected President of the Diyarbakir Bar
Association for a second term. Tanrikulu represented relatives
of ten prisoners allegedly beaten to death by security personnel
in the Diyarbakir Prison in September 1996. He was the first
lawyer to bring a case before the European Human Rights Court.
Attorney Tanrikulu received the prestigious Robert F. Kennedy
Award for Human Rights in 1977. Tanrikulu is married and has two
children. His wife, Attorney Remziye Tanrikulu, participated in
an IV program in the United States.
¶4. (U) TAH?R ELG?, VICE PRESIDENT OF DIYARBAKIR BAR ASSOCIATION
Tahir Elgi was born in January 01, 1966 in Hisar village of
Cizre, S?rnak province. He completed his secondary school
education in Cizre and enr?olled at the Law Faculty of Dicle
University in Diyarbak?r in 1986. He graduated from the Law
Faculty in 1991, and has been practicing law in Diyarbak?r since
¶1992. Elci mostly defended cases of human r?ghts violations,
torture, disappearances under detention, mysterious killings,
and forcibly displaced people during the 1992-2002 period. Elci
served as an Executive Board Member and Vice President of the
Diyarbak?r Bar Association between 1998-2002, and is currently
the Vice President of the Bar Association respons?ble for Human
Rights Law. Elci is also a founding member of the Human Rights
Foundation of Turkey. Between 1997-2005, Elci attended various
meetings in England, France, and Germany, as a speaker on
varying aspects of the human rights issues, particularly,
torture, arbitrary executions, and child rights violations.
Attorney Elci is an occasional contributor to the national
Radikal newspaper and Diyarbakir and Izmir Bar Associations'
bulletins. Elci, who speaks intermediate level English, is
married and has two children.
¶5. (U) ZULAL ERDOGAN BILAL, GENERAL SECRETARTY OF DIYARBAKIR BAR
ASSOCAITION
Zulal Erdogan Bilal was born in Samandag of Hatay in July 8,
¶1968. She completed her primary and secondary education in
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Samandag and graduated from the Law Faculty of Dicle University
in 1989. Erdogan Bilal has been practicing law in Diyarbakir
since December 1990 and has been mainly handling cases at
criminal courts. She is also doing her bachelors degree in
Special Law at the Law Faculty of Dice University. Erdogan Bilal
has been active in the following positions at the Diyarbakir Bar
Association: member to Children's Rights Commission from 1996 to
1998; Women's Rights Commission's secretary from 1999 to 2000;
Women's Rights Commission's Vice President from 2000 to 2002;
Women's Rights Center's President from 2002 to 2004; and she is
currently the General Secretary of the Bar Association. Erdogan
Bilal is married, has two children, and speaks
intermediate-level English.
¶6. (U) SABIH ATAC, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE BATMAN BAR ASSOCIATION
Sabih Atac was born in Dargecit township of Mardin in 1960.
After his family moved from Mardin to Batman in 1963, he
attended primary school in Batman and graduated from senior high
school in Mardin. He enrolled at the Law Faculty of Ankara
University in 1978 and graduated in 1982, and has been
practicing law in Batman ever since. Attorney Atac served as the
President of the Batman Bar Association from 1993 to 2000.
Although Attorney Atac is mainly interested in criminal cases,
he occasionally takes care of legal-dispute cases, and some
cases at the former State Security Courts. He is active in
industry in Batman now, and is part-owner of a plaster factory,
as well as a capital partner in an oil exploration and
infrastructure joint venture. Attorney Atac is a founding
member of Executive Board of the Human Rights Association's
Batman Chapter, and Batman's Petroleum University Foundation.
Atac, who is married, is a former IV grantee, and speaks no
English.
¶7. (U) SAH?SMA?L BED?RHANO?LU, PRESIDENT OF GUNSIAD
(The Association of Industrialists and Businessmen from
Southeast)
Sahismail Bedirhano?lu was born in January 20, 1961 in Dicle
township of Diyarbak?r. He graduated from the Education Faculty
of Dicle University in Diyarbak?r. Mr. Bedirhano?lu has been
involved in commercial activities since 1985. He owns a
Diyarbak?r-based pharmaceutical company with branches in Elaz??,
Van, and Malatya provinces. He also sells medical equipment.
Bedirhano?lu was elected as the President of D?S?AD for two
terms, and currently is the President of G\NS?AD. Bedirhanoglu,
a long-term contact of the U.S. Consulate in Adana, offers
thoughtful, knowledgeable, pragmatic viewpoints on Turkey's
Kurdish question, and just returned form a three-week long IV
program in the United States. Bedirhano?lu is married and has
two children. His wife is a practicing pharmacist. He speaks
no English.
¶8. (U) NEDIM DENGIZ, GENERAL SECRETARY OF GUNSIAD EXECUTIVE BOARD
Nedim Dengiz was born in Diyarbakir in January 01, 1969. Dengiz
completed his elementary and senior high school education in
Diyarbakir and graduated from the Business Administration
Faculty of Anadolu University in Kutahya. Dengiz started his
commercial life at Dengiz Trade Company and is currently doing
business in both the construction and food sectors. He has also
made some investments in education. Mr. Dengiz is a founding
member of DISIAD (Industrialists and Businessmen from Diyarbakir
Association) and a member to GUNSIAD (Southeastern
Industrialists and Businessmen Assocaition), Chamber of Commerce
and Industry of Diyarbakir, DOGUNSIFED (East and Southeastern
Industrialist- Businessmen Federation), and TURKONFED (Turkish
Enterprise and Business Confederation).
¶9. (U) ABDURRAHMAN KURT, AKP DIYARBAKIR PROVINCIAL CHAIRMAN
Abdurrahman Kurt was born in Diyarbakir on June 27, 1968. After
completing his secondary school education in Diyarbakir, Mr.
Kurt graduated from the Civil Engineering Faculty of Istanbul
Yildiz Technical University, and is still taking classes in
International Political Economy and Business at the Beykent
University. Mr. Kurt worked on the construction of 1400 villas
at the Marmara Uyum Kent Villalari project in 1993 and worked as
Construction Supervisor at the Eyup Municipality in Istanbul
after the 1994 local elections. Kurt took an active role in the
post-earthquake relief distribution activities in Adapazari. He
is also the president of Turkish Airline's Civilian Solidarity
Platform of the Victim Families of the Plain Crash in
Diyarbakir. Kurt was re-elected as AKP's Diyarbakir Provincial
Chairman on May 2006. Kurt has been a licensed parachutist since
1984, "C" class licensed glider operator since 1985, has been
trained as a diver, plays soccer, and loves swimming and playing
billiards. Mr. Kurt has also obtained certificates for
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completing speed-reading and Writers' School Seminar classes. He
is married and has three children. He speaks some English, but
is not confident to use it in extensive conversations.
¶10. (U) FARUK BALIKCI, PRESIDENT OF SOUTHEAST JOURNALISTS
ASSOCIATION AND DOGAN NEWS AGENCY REPRESENTATIVE
Faruk Balikci was born in Diyarbakir in 1961 and started his
career as a journalist at the Anadolu News Agency in 1983.
Balikci has been working for the Dogan News Agency (DNA) since
its 1987 merging from the Hurriyet and Milliyet daily
newspapers. Mr. Balikci has been concurrently holding the
President of Southeastern Journalists Association and DNA
Representative positions since 2003. Balikci has received three
awards from the Southeastern Journalists Association and one
award from the Musa Anter (a mysterious killing victim Kurdish
journalist/writer) and Metin Goktepe (another Kurdish journalist
killed by GOT forces under detention) competitions in news and
photography branches. Balikci has written a book on his memoirs
in Southeastern Turkey, titled "On Both Sides of Death."
¶11. (U) FIRAT AYDINAY, IHLAS NEWS AGENCY SOUTEAST ANATOLIA
REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Firat Aydinay was born in Van in April 20, 1974 and completed
his elementary and secondary education there. Aydinay withdrew,
for economic reasons, from his education at Economics and
Administrative Sciences Faculty of Gazi University in Ankara
when he was a sophomore. Mr. Aydinay worked as a substitute
teacher in a village of Van for two years, and then worked for
Tercuman and Milliyet newspapers. He started working in Ihlas
News Agency's office in Van in 1996 and has been the Southeast
Anatolia Regional Director of the same agency since 2000.
Aydinay traveled to Iraq to follow the developments during the
Gulf War, and briefly stayed in Iraq and Iran to do professional
studies. He is a founding member of the Lake Van Journalists
Association, and he is currently the Executive Board President
of the Southeastern Newspapers and Television News Reporters
Association ,which is heavily engaged in promoting the
professionals skills of reporters in Diyarbakir and provinces
surrounding it. Aydinay is also a member of the Human Rights
Committee within the body of the Diyarbakir Governorate, and has
contributed to the preparation of the reports concerning
conditions and shortcomings in Child Orphanages and Child
Protection Facilities. He also participated in the
investigations concerning claims of "Mass-Graves in Kulp" of
Diyarbakir. From April 01, 2006 to April 23, 2006. Aydinay
participated in various seminars in Washington, Texas, and
Indianapolis under the Department of State's Edward Murrow
Program. Aydinay is married and his wife is an English teacher.
¶12. (U) EYYUP KACAR, ANADOLU NEWS AGENCY DIYARBAKIR REGIONAL
DIRECTOR
Eyyup Kacar was born in Egil township of Diyarbakir in 1961. Mr.
Kacar had to withdraw from school when he was a sophomore at the
Business Department of the Faculty Through Correspondence
because of his workload. He started his career as a journalist
at Milliyet newspaper's office in Diyarbakir in 1984, and then
was transferred to Hurriyet in 1987. Kacar has been working for
the Anadolu News Agency since 1994 and has been the Regional
Director since 1999.
¶13. (U) NIZAMETTIN KAPLAN, NTV'S REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE
Nizamettin Kaplan was born in Diyarbakir in January 01, 1971. He
is a sophomore at the Social Sciences Faculty of the Anadolu
University Through Correspondence. Mr. Kaplan worked for Gunes
newspaper until 1984, then switch to Hurriyet until 1987, before
transferring to Cumhuriyet until 1994. In 1996 he started to
work for the National Press Agency's Regional Office and has
been the Regional Representative of the NTV television station
since 1996.
¶14. (U) NEVZAT B?NGVL, SKYTURK REPRESENTATIVE
Nevzat Bingvl was born in Karl?ova township of Bingvl in
December 31, 1964. Bingvl completed his elementary and secondary
school education in Bingvl and graduated from the Economic and
Administrative Faculty of Anadolu University in 1987. He worked
in the tourism sector for three years. Following the First Gulf
War in 1991, Mr. Bingvl returned to Diyarbak?r and opened a
publicity and public polling company. In 1993, Bingvl
established the Can-TV and Radio stations in Diyarbak?r, the
first ever private radio and TV stations in eastern and
southeastern Turkey. He served as the ATV representative in
¶1997. Bingvl reported news from Northern Iraq, Iran, Armenia,
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and Syria for ATV. Bingvl resigned from ATV in 2000 and erected
the G|n-TV channel in Diyarbak?r. Bingvl has been working for
the Cukurova Media Group (Sky-T|rk-TV, Show-TV, Aksam Newspaper)
since 2003 and has traveled to Iraq a number of times since
¶2003. He interviewed the armed Ansar-al Islam members, took
pictures of the armed Shia Bedir Forces, and reported on Turkish
Forces' control of Bamerni airport in Northern Iraq. Bingvl
wrote "Northern Front," a book which narrates the 2003 Iraq
conflict , as well as "Kurds Without Identification in Syria."
Mr. Bingvl, who is married and has two children, speaks some
English.
¶15. (U) MAHMUT ORAL, CUMHURIYET CORRESPONDENT
Mahmut Oral was born in 1967 in Diyarbakir where he completed
his primary and secondary school education. Semi-completing his
education in Tourism at Hacettepe University in Ankara, Oral
started journalism in 1990 in Istanbul and has been working for
TV channels and national news agencies in Diyarbakir since 1994.
Oral started working for Cumhuriyet daily in 1998, and he is
currently the paper's Diyarbakir Representative. Oral is also
the Vice President of Southeastern Newspaper and Television
Reporters Association, an executive member in charge of
Southeastern Journalists Association's Foreign Affairs. Oral is
an active member of the Sarmasik Anti-poverty and Sustainable
Development Association, Consumers' Rights Association, and
Journalist's Union of Turkey. In addition, Oral voluntarily
undertakes activities for children with UNICEF and he
occasionally contributes to UNICEF's news bulletins. A recent
IV'er to the United States, Mr. Oral is married and has two
children.
¶16. (U) ARIF ARSLAN, CAGDAS NEWSPAPER IN BATMAN
Arif Arslan was born in Bismil township of Diyarbakir in 1960.
After completing his elementary and secondary school education
in Batman, he completed most of his education at a two-year
Professional High School (Vocational School) affiliated with
Dicle University. He was assigned as editor in charge of the
local Cagdas newspaper in Batman in 1984. A holder of the Yellow
Press Card, Mr. Arslan has been in journalism for 20 years and
has won awards from the Journalists Associations of Turkey, the
Cukurova Journalists Association, the German Adenauer
Foundation, Nezih Demirkent, Metin Goktepe, and Southeastern
Journalists Association. In addition, he is a recent IV'er to
the United States. Arslan represents many national news agencies
in Batman. Arslan is married and has five children.
¶17. (U) MEHMET KILICLAR, MARDIN GOVERNOR
Mehmet Kiliclar was born in Artova township of Tokat in 1965,
and graduated from the political Science Faculty of Ankara
University in 1984. He took Office as a candidate sub-governor
in Samsun in 1985, and served as deputy sub-governor in Sarikaya
(Yozgat) and Haymana (Ankara), and as sub-governor in
Kovancilar (Elazig). Kiliclar served within the Interior
Ministry in the following capacities: Chief Inspector; Interior
Ministry's Representative for the Prime Ministry's Human Rights
Office; Interior Ministry's Data Processing Office Director.
Kiliclar was appointed as Mardin's Governor on December 30,
¶2005. Kiliclar stayed in Atlanta, GA between 1990-1991, for one
year, to learn English and conduct professional training. He
has attended professional seminars in France and Singapore, and
a Public Administration seminar in Japan. Governor Kiliclar is
married, has two children, and speaks English reasonably well.
¶18. (U) METIN PAMUKCU, MARDIN MAYOR
Metin Pamukcu was born in Mardin in 1961. After completing his
high school education, he started to work at the Industry and
Technology Directorate in 1979. Six months after completing his
compulsory military service, Mayor Pamukcu established a food
distribution company, which he expanded over time and which
currently employs 75 persons at three food distribution
companies. Pamukcu served as the President of Mardin's Soccer
Team during 1994-1995. Pamukcu became actively engaged in
politics in 2004 with his work with the Saadet Party (Felicity
Party) and was elected as Mayor of Mardin from Saadet's ticket.
Mayor Pamukcu shifted to the AKP (Justice and Development Party)
soon after he was elected to the office.
¶19. (U) YUSUF YAVASCAN, SANLIURFA GOVERNOR
Yusuf Yavascan was born in 1956 in Eskisehir where he completed
his elementary and secondary school education. Yavascan
graduated from the Law Faculty of Istanbul University in
February of 1979, and practiced law for one year. Yavacan
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started his career with the Interior Ministry as an apprentice
administrator at the Eskisehir Governorate in May of 1980. He
worked as acting sub-governor in Eldivan (Cankiri), Cerkes
(Cankiri) and concurrently held the mayoralty position there as
well (Note: 1980 military coup period). Yavascan was appointed
as sub-governor to Golpazari township (Bilecik) after
successfully completing the sub-governors course in 1983.
Yavascan served as sub-governor in Tutak (Agri) in 1987, as
deputy governor of Erzurum in 1989 and became an Interior
Ministry Inspector in November of 1990. After carrying out that
position for 14 years, Yavascan was appointed as Agri Governor
with a cabinet decision on September 17, 2004 and was
transferred to Sanliurfa on December 30, 2005. Yavascan is
married, has three children, and speaks some English. He is
focused on developing faith tourism in Sanliurfa and is working
on a project with the mayor to expand the holy area near the
historical Fish Pond and Urfa castle..
¶20. (U) UGUR BUYUKBURC, RECTOR, HARRAN UNIVERSITY OF SANLIURFA
Ugur Buyukburc was born in Antakya in November 04, 1945 and
completed his primary and secondary school education in Ankara.
Buyukburc graduated in 1967 from the Field Crops faculty and
Their Rehabilitation Department of the Agricultural Faculty of
Ankara University. He worked for the Sugar Plant of Turkey in
Adapazari from July 1967 until February 1968. Upon winning the
exam for doing his bachelors degree in Germany, Prof. Buyukburc
studied "Meadows and Feed Crops" at the Goethe Institute, doing
his doctorate on the Cultivation of Field Crops at Bonn
University. After completing his studies on "The Impact of
Different Water Table Levels on Minerals in Feed Crops,"
Buyukburc returned to Turkey in 1972, and started to work at the
General Directorate of State Production Farms until October
1973, and completed his military service in May 1975. Buyukburc
held various positions from 1975 to 1978 at the Ministry of
Agriculture, Forestry and Village Affairs and became an
Associate Professor at the Agricultural Faculty of Ankara
University in April of 1981. Prof. Buyukburc was appointed
Director of the Research Office in the Ministry of Agriculture,
Forestry and Village Affairs in 1984 and as the Director of
Ankara Provincial Control Laboratory of the Ministry until 1990.
Buyukburc was appointed as associate professor to the
Agricultural Faculty of Cumhuriyet University in Tokat in March
1991 and earned his professorship in October 1991. Buyukburc has
been the Rector of Harran University since 1999.
¶21. (U) ISMAIL DEMIRKOL, PRESIDENT, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY OF SANLIURFA
Ismail Demirkol was born in Sanliurfa in 1943 and completed his
elementary and secondary school education there. After
graduating from the Economics School of Istanbul University,
Demirkol went into auto and appliances trade and served in many
associations and foundations as a founding member or as an
administrator. Demirkol has been the President of the Sanliurfa
Chamber of Commerce and Industry for an uninterrupted six terms.
¶22. (U) KEMAL POLAT, VICE PRESIDENT, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY OF SANLIURFA
Kemal Polat was born in Suruc township of Sanliurfa in 1963. He
completed his primary and secondary school education in
Sanliurfa and went into business in 1985 selling plumbing
materials. Polat started investing in (cotton) ginning and
garments in 1995, and is currently engaged in the import-export
and petroleum trade. Polat was elected to the board of the
Sanliurfa CCI in 1999, and is currently the Vice President of
the chamber. Mr. Polat is married and has four children.
¶23. (U) BEKIR SITKI BAYSOY, VICE PRESIDENT, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND INDUSTRY OF SANLIURFA
Bekir Sitki Baysoy was born in Sanliurfa in 1963 and completed
his primary and secondary school education there. Baysoy
graduated from the Sciences Faculty of Dicle University in
Diyarbakir in 1982 and started his business as a broker of
perishables and was elected as the President of the Perishable
Brokers Association between 1999-2000. Baysoy also served as a
member of the Executive Board of CHP's (Republican Peoples
Party) provincial office. Baysoy is engaged in the household
appliance trade and is currently one of the Vice Presidents of
CCI. Baysoy is married and has three children.
¶24. (U) AHMET ESREF FAKIBABA, SANLIURFA MAYOR
Fakibaba was born in Birecik township of Sanliurfa in 1951 and
graduated from the Medical School of Ataturk University in
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Erzurum in 1975. Fakibaba received his specialty in surgery from
the First Aid Hospital in Taksim (Istanbul) in 1982; he worked
in the Social Security Hospital of Sanliurfa for 11 years. He
resigned from his position as the Principal Doctor of the Social
Security Hospital to run in Sanliurfa's Mayoral elections on the
AKP ticket, and was elected mayor on March 29, 2004. Mayor
Fakibaba is married, has three children, and speaks English.
¶25. (U) SEHMUS ULEK, NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT OF MAZLUMDER (Human
Rights Association of Oppressed People)
Sehmus Ulek was born in Siverek township of Sanliurfa on
February 01, 1960. He graduated from the Communication Faculty
of the Ankara Gazi University in 1983 and from the Law Faculty
of the Diyarbakir Dicle University in 1995. Mr. Ulek is the
founder of the Sanliurfa Chapter of MAZLUMDER in 1997 and served
as the president until 2003, and has been the National Vice
President of the same organization since 2000. Ulek was elected
as the Vice President of the Sanliurfa Bar Association in the
November 2004 elections. Ulek worked as a public employee in
various public offices from 1981 until when he started
practicing law in 1996. Ulek is married and has five children.
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