Esat Oktay Yıldıran
Turkish military officer (1949-1988) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Esat Oktay Yıldıran (15 February 1949 – 22 October 1988) was a Turkish military officer who was appointed governor of the Diyarbakır Prison after the 1980 Turkish coup d'état.[1] Yıldıran became known for his extensive torture of PKK aligned Kurds in the Diyarbakır Prison.[2][3] Many inmates either committed suicide or died on hunger strikes in the penitentiary.
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Esat Oktay Yıldıran | |
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Born | (1949-02-15)15 February 1949 |
Died | 22 October 1988(1988-10-22) (aged 39) Istanbul, Turkey |
Allegiance | Turkey |
Service/ | Turkish Land Forces |
Rank | Major |
Battles/wars | Turkish invasion of Cyprus |
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