Born 1920
Nusaybin
Died September 20, 1992
Diyarbakır Turkey
Occupation Writer, political activist
Musa Anter (1920 in Nusaybin – September 20, 1992 in Diyarbakır), also known as "Ape Musa" (Kurdish: Apê Musa, literally "Uncle Musa"), was a Kurdish-Turkish dissident writer,poet and activist.[1]
Biography
He was born in the Eskimağara (in Kurdish:Ziving) village (Nusaybin District of the Mardin Province). He completed his primary education in Mardin, and then studied at junior and senior high school in Adana. When he was a student, he had been to Syria during his summer holidays and got acquaintance with Kurdish nationalist intellectuals[3] such as Celadet and Kamuran Bedir xan, Kadri and Ekrem Cemilpaşa, Dr. Nafiz, Nuri Zaza, Nuri Dersimi, Qedrîcan, Osman Sabri, Haco Agha and his son Hasan, Emînê Perîxanê's son Şikriye Emîn, Mala Elyê Unus, Teufo Ciziri and Cigerxwîn.[4]
Assassination
Anter was shot at a festival in 1992, in an incident in which Orhan Miroğlu was seriously injured.[5] said he had been part of a JİTEM unit, along with a "Hamit" from Şırnak, which had assassinated Musa Anter.[6]
Turkey was fined related to his murder in 2006 by the European Court of Human Rights (EHCR), who sentenced Turkey to a fine of 28,500 euros.[9]
A Diyarbakır court in 2013 charged four individuals with Anter's murder, including Mahmut Yıldırım (alias "Yeşil") and Abdülkadir Aygan.[10]
books
Birina Reş / Kara Yara (1959)
Qimil / Kımıl (1962)
Ferhenga Khurdî-Tirkî / Kürtçe-Türkçe Sözlük (1967)
Hatıralarım I (1991)
Hatıralarım II (1992)
Vakayiname (1992)
Fırat Marmara'ya Akar (1996)
Çinara Min (1999)
Ferhenga Khurdî-Tirkî / Kürtçe-Türkçe Sözlük (1967)
Hatıralarım I (1991)
Hatıralarım II (1992)
Vakayiname (1992)
Fırat Marmara'ya Akar (1996)
Çinara Min (1999)
References
1.Jump up ^ A. Hunsicker, The Fine Art of Executive Protection: Handbook for the Executive Protection Officer, Universal-Publishers, 2007, ISBN 978-1-58112-984-7, p. 67.
2.Jump up ^ David Romero, The Kurdish Nationalist Movement: Opportunity, Mobilization, and Identity, Cambridge University Press, 2006, ISBN 978-0-521-85041-4, p. 135.
3.Jump up ^ Ahmet B. Ercilasun, "Gaflet", Yeniçağ, July 21, 2010. (Turkish)
4.Jump up ^ Musa Anter, Hatıralarım, 2. Cilt, Doz Basım ve Yayıncılık, 1990, p. 123. (Turkish)
5.^ Jump up to: a b Ümit Cizre, Democratic Oversight and Reform of the Security Sector in Turkey: 2005/2006 Status Report, LIT Verlag Münster, 2007, ISBN 978-3-03735-234-2, p. 244.
6.Jump up ^ Ünlü, Ferhat (2008-08-25). "Suikastların adresi hep JİTEM'e çıkıyor". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 2008-08-27. "Sonra da bildiğiniz gibi Şırnaklı Hamit infaz etti Anter'i."[dead link]
7.Jump up ^ "Susurluk". Ozgur Politika (in Turkish). 1997-02-11. Archived from the original on 1997-10-24. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
8.Jump up ^ Duvakli, Melik (2009-01-03). "JİTEM behind Anter and Aydın murders, claims Kurdish group". Today's Zaman. Retrieved 2009-01-03. Muhsin Gül said both Aydın and Anter were killed by Mahmut Yıldırım..."
9.Jump up ^ Duvakli, Melik. JİTEM’s illegal actions cost Turkey a fortune, Today's Zaman, 27 August 2008.
10.Jump up ^ Today's Zaman, 9 October 2013, JİTEM list provided in Anter murder trial to be kept confidential
2.Jump up ^ David Romero, The Kurdish Nationalist Movement: Opportunity, Mobilization, and Identity, Cambridge University Press, 2006, ISBN 978-0-521-85041-4, p. 135.
3.Jump up ^ Ahmet B. Ercilasun, "Gaflet", Yeniçağ, July 21, 2010. (Turkish)
4.Jump up ^ Musa Anter, Hatıralarım, 2. Cilt, Doz Basım ve Yayıncılık, 1990, p. 123. (Turkish)
5.^ Jump up to: a b Ümit Cizre, Democratic Oversight and Reform of the Security Sector in Turkey: 2005/2006 Status Report, LIT Verlag Münster, 2007, ISBN 978-3-03735-234-2, p. 244.
6.Jump up ^ Ünlü, Ferhat (2008-08-25). "Suikastların adresi hep JİTEM'e çıkıyor". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 2008-08-27. "Sonra da bildiğiniz gibi Şırnaklı Hamit infaz etti Anter'i."[dead link]
7.Jump up ^ "Susurluk". Ozgur Politika (in Turkish). 1997-02-11. Archived from the original on 1997-10-24. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
8.Jump up ^ Duvakli, Melik (2009-01-03). "JİTEM behind Anter and Aydın murders, claims Kurdish group". Today's Zaman. Retrieved 2009-01-03. Muhsin Gül said both Aydın and Anter were killed by Mahmut Yıldırım..."
9.Jump up ^ Duvakli, Melik. JİTEM’s illegal actions cost Turkey a fortune, Today's Zaman, 27 August 2008.
10.Jump up ^ Today's Zaman, 9 October 2013, JİTEM list provided in Anter murder trial to be kept confidential
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