Yeniduzen Newspaper
July 6th, 2000, Thursday
pages 8-9

Same UZI used in both Topal and Adali Murders

Tema Irkad

The issue of a civilian controlled police force is not a new desire. It is a desire of all NGOs who believe in democracy and are struggling for a democratic environment. Why? Because joining the police force to civillian authority is a requirement of civilian society and democracy. In democratic countries, police forces are ruled by civilian governments formed based on the civilian society's will. Eventhough it may be named a democracy, the elite holding the control defines the regime based on their actions. If all requirements of democracy are not met, then we can not talk of democracy in that country. Kutlu Adali, who was murdered four years ago in front of his house with a gun, was a important author who believed in civilian controlled police force and published many articles on that subject. He was fearlessly attacking this regime called democracy but in reality is nothing more than a JUNTA with his writings. On his column, he criticized and exposed an armed, uniformed group including the Civilian Defense Organization which did an illegal raid on St Barnabas Monastery in March 1996. Let's take a look at this event; a unit joined to Security Forces Commandership (Güvenlik Kuvvetleri Komutanligina) carries out an operation agains a civilian organization which is part of the government with government's knowledge, disabling the guards under gun point and locks them in a room. Next day, the police force which is just another unit joined to Security Forces Commandership goes to St Barnabas Monastery to investigate the event. However, upon receiving a phone call from the Security Forces Commandership office and being scolded, the police unit leaves the crime scene.

SUPPOSEDLY UNKNOWN PERSONS

Kutlu Adali was continuing to investigate St Barnabas raid and revealing up details. After receiving a multitude of threats of known or unknown origin, finally around 23:30, July 6th 1996 he was shot and murdered by supposedly unknown persons using a UZI brand automatic weapon. This murder was investigatedby the police force again joined to the Security Forces Commandership. Since the first day after St Barnabas raid, the cold was between Kutlu Adali and the head of the Civilian Defense Organization which is joined to Security Forces Commandership intensified day by day signalling an upcoming hot showdown. Eventhough Kutlu Adali announced in his column publicly that he was threatened with death due to his articles about St Barnabas raid (and eventhough in 1980s his house was fired at by an automatic gun) the police did not take this up as a crime announcement and did not take any safety precautions for his safety.

WEAPON OF CRIME UZI

Police was immediately called after Kutlu Adali was murdered. However, there is an unusual, unprecendent sequence of events that follows. Rapid Action Force (Cevik Birlik) -- which was never before brought to a murder scene -- was brought to the crime scene immediately and ordered to investigate. In the first levels of the investigation, the clues in the crime scene were investigated. From the empty shells in the scene, the weapon was identified to be an UZI brand firearm. Testimonies by witnesses point at a single organization. Specially, one of the people who was taken into custody and later on --eventhough he had no links to the organization -- was seen in headquarters increased the allegations pointing at Civilian Defense Organization. Police -- without knowing that he was seen at the headquarters -- arrested the suspected person, later on releasing him after a deputy Police Force Chief testifies saying that he was eating and drinking all the way in Lefke with that person at the point of murder in police social establishment. Later on, his appearance at headquarters is brought to the attention of the police but no action was taken.

CLUES ARE NOT INVESTIGATED

Police force gains no succeess in the later stages of the murder investigation. A variety of clues that appearted in Turkish and Cypriot media were not investigated. A vital point in this investigation is to fing out the origin of the UZI brand firearm and who has been using it. It is now an accepted fact that the Susurluk Gangs scandal that surfaced in Turkey and the following clues that came out lead all the way to Kutlu Adali's murder.

A FAMILIAR UZI

It is alleged that Abdullah Catli (code named Mehmet Ozbay) who died in that infmaous traffic accident in Susurluk is the hit-man who pulled the trigger in Omer Lutfi Topal murder and that same UZI brand weapon was using in that murder and Kutlu Adali's murder. It is no more a secret that Republic of Turkey government supplied Catli with that weapon. After the Susurluk accident gangs that go deep into the Turkey's government including members who are an ex-interior minister (Mehmet Agar), bureacrats, members of parliament, retired soldiers and convicted Idealists (Ulkuculer) were revealed. They are currently being tried. Haluk Kirci's testimony who was a gang member and is now being tried while being under custody sheds light to Kutlu Adali's murder and also why it has not yet been solved.

FROM AGAR TO CATLI

During the period Mehmet Agar was the interior minister (1995-96), weapons were purchased from Israel by his orders. Korkut Eken --- a retired soldier, a bureacrat of time -- and Ertac Tinar (who frequents the presidential palace here) went to Israel to pick up the weapons. Many of the weapons were UZI brand. Under orders by Mehmet Agar, the weapons were given to Abdullah Catli to be used in foreign operations. Most of the weapons were sent by Catli to foreign countries and later were called back. Abdullah Catli also returns those he kept in his house but he keeps a "micro UZI" that he used personally and some that he had sent to the foreign countries to himself.

CATLI IN THE ISLAND

When we put the clues together, a horrifying pictures surfaces. Kutlu Adali murder was work of the gangs that sneaked into the depths of the Turkish Government. It is also a fact that Abdullah Catli was in the island at that time. The details that are documented in court hearings and testimonies proove that Catli had a UZI brand weapon that he kept to himself. Given all these circumstances, is not it suspicious that the police force which is joined to the Security Forces Commandership refuses to make an announcement about whether Catli was in the island on the day of the murder or not?

HOSPITALITY FOR CATLI

It is established from the records that Abdullah Catli stayed in Jasmine Court Hotel, Kyrenia under false name Mehmet Ozbay. Police political unit was present in high-level dinner-meetings that he has attended during his stay. It is known that he was taken to the Famagusta Army House accompained by political unit members. What is not announced to the public is why a person's -- who was accompained by government officials -- entry and departure times are not known. In reality, this is ofcourse expected. Under the circumstances he was in, Abdullah Catli used two separate ways to enter and leave the island (there are two entries and exits to the island; air and sea. His unrecorded entries and departures are from Famagusta port). In a previous article, I have described how Catli -- who has entered Famagusta port in yatch registered in Israel -- was met by his ex-classmate police liutenant.

HOW CAN THE POLICE FORCE BE HANDED OVER TO THE CIVILIAN AUTHORITY?

Are the results of handing over the police force to the civilian authority bearable under these conditions? Ofcourse not. Therefore, the hand over to the civilian authority is not accepted. How could it be? If the civilians take over, it is highly possible that political murders randing from Kutlu Adali murder to those from TMT era could be solved. Actions that are not lawful and can not be undertaken by the military that the police force ends up doing will no longer be possible. It would also be easier to employ Turkish Cypriot youth in the police force under the civilian rule. Under these conditions the situation of the police force under the civilian authority will be much stronger and it will be able to arrest military personnel suspected of crimes without having to answer the military authority. More important, by solving the political murders such as Adali's murder, it will be clear that those who are against the hand-over are part of the crimes. This fear is the biggest obstacle in front of democratization and the hand over of the police force to the civilian authority.

(YENIDÜZEN, 6 Temmuz 2000, Persembe, sayfa 8--9)

Topal ve Adali Cinayetinde ayni UZI

Tema Irkad

Polisin sivillesmesi konusu son zamanlarda meydana gelen bir irade degildir. Demokrasiye inanan ve demokratik bir ortamin olusmasi için savas veren tüm sivil toplum örgütlerinin arzusudur bü olgu. Niçin? Çünkü polisin sivil idareye baglanmasi demek sivil toplum olmanin ve demokrasinin bir geregidir. Polis Teskilatlari, demokratik ülkelerde, sivil toplumun iradesi ile olusan iktidarlar tarafindan yönetilir. Adina demokrasi dense bile, ülke idaresini elinde bulunduran zümrenin ortaya koydugu yönetim sekline göre rejimi tartisilir duruma sokar. Demokrasinin tüm gereklilikleri yerine getirilmiyorsa o ülkede demokrasiden söz edilemez. Dört sene evvel evinin önünde atesli silahla vurularak katledilen Kutlu Adali, polisin sivil idareye baglanmasi gerektigine inanan ve bu yönde birçok makalesi yayinlanan çok degerli bir yazarimizdi. Korkusuzca yazilari ile adina demokrasi denen ancak aslinda CUNTA yönetimi olan bu rejime veryansin ediyordu. 1996 yili Mart ayi içerisinde, aralarinda Sivil Savunma Baskaninin da bulundugu silahli ve üniformali bir ekibin Snt. Barnabas Manastirina yaptigi kanunsuz operasyonu kendi kösesinde elestirmis ve bu operasyonu düzenleyenleri de desifre etmisti. Olaya bakin. Güvenlik Kuvvetleri Komutanligina bagli bir birim Devlete ait bir sivil kurulu°a, devletten habersiz operasyon düzenliyor, oradaki görevlileri silah zoru ile etkisiz hale getirip bir odaya kilitliyor. Olaydan bir sonraki gün yine GKK'ya bagli baska bir birim olan Polis Teskilati olayi sorusturmak gayesi ile Snt Barnabas Manastirina gidiyor ama GKK Kurmay Baskanindan gelen telefonla azarlanarak Polis Müdürleri ile birlikte olay mahallinden ayriliyorlar.

GÜYA MEÇHUL SAHISLAR

Kutlu Adali, Snt. Barnabas olayi üzerine gitmeye ve olayi desmeye devam ediyor. Adresi belli veya belli olmayan birçok tehditler aliyor ve en nihayet 6 Temmuz 1996 tarihinde saat 23.30 raddelerinde, evinin önünde güya meçhul sahislar tarafindan "UZI" marka otomatik silahla vurularak katlediliyor.Katillik olayini da GKK'ya bagli Polis Teskilati tahkikat ediyor. Dikkatinizi yine ayiü noktaya çekeyim. Snt. Barnabas olayinin patlak verdigi ilk günden itibaren GKK'ya bagli bir kurum olan Sivil Savunma Teskilatinin Baskani ile Kutlu Adali arasindaki soguk savas günden güne büyüyor ve sonuçta sicak bir temasla noktalanacaginin sinyallerini de veriyordu. Kutlu Adali, Yenidüzen gazetesindeki.kösesinden Snt. Barnabas olayi ile ilgili ölümle tehdit edildigini tüm, kamuoyuna açiklamis olmasina ragmen polis, bu olayi suç duyurusu olarak degerlendirmemis (hatta 1980'li yillarda evinin yine otomatik atesli bir silahla tarandigini da kaale almayarak) ve güvenligi hususunda hiçbir önlem almamistir.

SUÇ ALETI UZI

Kutlu Adali'nin katledilmesi olayi aninda Polise bildirilir. O güne kadar alisilmamis bir durum var ortada. Hiçbir katillik olayina çagrilmayan Çevik Birlik aninda olay mahalline getirilir ve ü görevlendirilir. Tahkikatin ilk asamalarinda, olay yerindeki ip uçlari tesbit edilmeye çalisilir. Olay yerinde bulunan bos kovanlarin analizinden suç aletinin UZI marka atesli bir silah oldugu saptanir. Taniklardan elde edilen sahadet tek bir yeri isaret ediyor. Hele ki tutuklananlardan birinin olaydan hemen sonra kurumla hiçbir ilgisi alakasi yokken orada nizamiyede görülmesi tüm süphelerin Sivil Savunma Teskilati üzerinde odaklanmasina neden olur. Polis süpheli sahsin nizamiyede görüldügünden habersiz bu sahsi tutukluyor ??? da ama Polis Genel Müdür yardimcilarindan bir tanesi, olay tarihi ve aninda süpheli sahisla birlikte ta Lefke'de Polis Sosyal Tesislerinde yemede içmede olduguna dair ifade.vermesi üzerine onu akliyor ve serbest birakilmasini; sagliyor. Daha sonra nizamiye olayi polisin bilgisine getirilir ama bu konuda hiçbir arastirma da yapilmaz.

IPUÇLARI DEGERLENDIRILMIYOR

Polis teskilati, cinayet olayinin ileri tahkikat asamalarinda da kayda deger bir basari saglamiyor. Hem de gerek TC ve gerekse Kibris Medyasinda çikan önemli ipucu sayilacak verileri de degerlendirmiyor. Kutlu Adali'nin katledilmesi olayinda kullanilan UZI marka silahin nereden temin edildigi ve kimin tarafindan kullanildigi hususu olayin esas can damaridir. Susurluk Çeteleri olayi Türkiye'de patlak vermesi ile birlikte orada elde edilen ipuçlarinin Kibris'a Kutlu Adali cinayetine kadar uzandigi da artik bir gerçektir.

TANIDIK UZI

Susurluk'ta meydana gelen trafik kazasinda, hayatini kaybeden Abdullah Çatli'nin (namidiger Mehmet Ozbay) Ömer Lütfi Topal cinayetinde bizzat tetigi çeken kisi oldugu ve (Kutlu Adali cinayeti de dahil) her iki cinayet olayinda ayni Uzi marka silahi kullandigi da iddia ediliyor. Hatta bu silahin TC Devleti tarafindan Abdullah Çatli'ya verildigi de artik gizlenilmiyor. Susurluk Kazasindan sonra Türkiye Devletinin ta içerilerine kadar sizdigi tesbit edilen çetelerin mensuplari arasinda eski Içisleri Bakani (Mehmet Agar), bürokratlar, milletvekilleri, emekli askerler ve sabikali ülkücüler var. Bunlar bu gün yargilaniyorlar. Çete mensubu olup da bugün tutuklu olarak yargilanmakta olan (Abdullah Çatli ile birlikte Bahçelievler katliaminda yer alan) Haluk Kirci'nin sorgulanmasi esnasinda söyledikleri Kutlu Adali cinayetine isik tutmakla birlikte olayin halen niye aydinlatilamadigi hususuna da açiklik getiriyor.

AGAR'DAN ÇATLI'YA

Mehmet Agar'in Içisleri Bakani oldugu dönemde (1995-1996) onun talimati ile Israil'den silah alrmi yapilir. Bu silah alimlarinda o zamanin bürokratlarindan emekli asker Korkut Eken ile Israil ile temasi saglayan (bizdeki Sarayin da gediklisi) Ertaç TINAR isimli .sahis birlikte Israil'e giderek silahlari alirlar. Silahlarin büyük birçogunluglu UZI markadir. Mehmet Agar'in talimatlari isiginda tüm silahlar, dis ülkelerdeki operasyonlarda kullanilmak üzere Abduilah Çatli'ya teslim edilir. Silahlarin büyük çoglinlugu Abdullah Çatli tarafindan dis ülkelerQ yollanic Daha sonra bu silahlar geri istenir. Abdullah Çatli da kendi evinde muhafaza ettiklerini iade eder ama kendi tasarrufunda muhafaza ettigi' "MIKRO UZI"sini ve dis ülkelere gönderdigini idia ettiklerini devlete vermez.

ÇATLI ADADA

Elde edilen bulgular degerlendirildiginde korkunç bir gerçekle karsilasyoruz. Kutlu Adali cinayet olayinda dolayli da olsa Türkiye Devletinin, içerisine kadar sizdigi çeteler vasitasi ile kullanildigidir. O günlerde Abdullah Çatli'nin adada oldugu da bir gerçektir. Türkiye'de mahkeme ve sorgu tutanaklarina da geçen bu bulgulara göre Abdullah Çatli'nin devlete iade etmedigi UZI marka bir silahi da olduglu saklanmiyor. Bu gerçekler ortada dururken GKK'ya bagli Polis Teskilatinin Abdullah Çatli'nin cinayet gününde adada olup olmadigi hakkinda açiklama yapmamasi baska bir soru isareti degil mi?

ÇATLI'YA KONUKSEVERLIK!

Abdullah Çatli, Mehmet Özbay adi altinda Girne'de Jasmine Court Otelde kaldigi kayitlardan tesbit edilmistir. Hatta birçok üst düzey yemekli toplanitlara da katildigi Polis Teskilati Siyasf Subeleri de taniktir. Birçoklarinda siyasi sübe ekiplerinin esliginde G.Magusa Ordu Evine kadar da götürüldügü biliniyor. Açiktanamayan husus sudur. Nasil olur da adada devamli görülen bir sahsin giris ve çikislarinda tutarsizlik olur? Esasinda bal gibi de olur. Böyle bir konumda olan Abdullah Çatli'nin adaya giris çikislarinda kullandigi iki yol vardir. (Adaya giris çikislari iki yönlüdür. Fiava ve deniz yolu. Kayitli otmayan giris ve çikislari G.Magusa limanindadir.) Israil bandirali biryatla G.Magusa limanina gelen Abdullah Çatli, liman Polis Karakolunda görevli eski sinif arkadasi olan Polis Çavusu tarafindan karsilan~iigini dahaf~ö~ceki..bii,~,.- yazimda belirtmilstim.

POLIS SIVILE NASIL DEVREDILSIN?

Bu sartlar altinda polisin sivile devri ile ortaya çikacak~ olan sonuçlara katlanilabilecek mi? Tabü ki katlanilamaz. Dolayisiyle Polis Teskilatinin, sivile baglanmasi istenmiyor. Nasil istensin ki? Polis Teskilati demokratik bir ortama kavustugu taktirde Kutlu Adali cinayeti dahil eski TMT devrinde meydana gelen siyasi cinayetler de aydinlatilabilecegi ihtimali kuvvetlenecektir. Yasal açidan engel teskil eden askerin yapamayacagi bazi islemler de artik polise yaptirilamayacaktir. Polis Teskilati üzerindeki hakimiyetini yitirecegi için Kibrisli gençlerin polise istihdami daha da kolaylasacaktir. Polisin sivil yönetimdeki yeri daha da saglam bir konumda olacagindan asker ikinci planda kalacak ve polis, suç isleyen askeri meiisuplari sorgusuz sualsiz tutuklayabilecek ve sorusturmasini bagimsiz olarak sürdürebilecektir. Ve en önemlisi, Kutlu Adali ve diger siyasi cinayetler aydinlatildiginda bu gün polisin sivile devrini istemiyenlerin büyük bir çogunlugunun bu cinayet olaylarinda yeraldiklari hususu ortaya çikacaktir. Bu korku demokratiklesmenin ve polisin sivile baglanmasinda önünü tikayan en büyük engeldir.