The Assasination of Gaffar Okkan

Name: The Assasination of Gaffar Okkan
Director: Bülent Çaplı
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2001-01-25
Duration: 47 min
Cast: Mehmet Ali Birand, Rıdvan Akar, Faik Bulut, Abdülaziz Tunç, İrfan Yıldırım

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2001 · 47 min · Documentary · History

Overview

Today marks the 19th anniversary of the martyrdom of former Diyarbakır Police Chief Gaffar Okkan and five of his colleagues. Okkan—who was married and a father of two—was martyred in an ambush set up on Sezai Karakoç Boulevard in the Şehitlik district while he was traveling toward the governor's office around 5:40 PM on January 24, 2001. Police officers Mehmet Kamalı, Sabri Kün, Mehmet Sepetçi, Atilla Durmuş, and Selahattin Baysoy also fell as martyrs in the attack alongside Okkan...

Directed by Bülent Çaplı

Cast

Mehmet Ali Birand — self
Rıdvan Akar — self
Faik Bulut — self
Abdülaziz Tunç — self
İrfan Yıldırım — self