The Assasination of Gaffar Okkan

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The Assasination of Gaffar Okkan (2001)

Directed by Bülent Çaplı

“Today marks the 19th anniversary of the martyrdom of former Diyarbakır Police Chief Gaffar Okkan and five of his colleagues.”

Documentary, History · 47m

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...

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Cast

Mehmet Ali Birand self Rıdvan Akar self
F
Faik Bulut self
A
Abdülaziz Tunç self
İ
İrfan Yıldırım self
E
Edip Gümüş self
A
Ali Gaffar Okkan archive footage Uğur Mumcu archive footage

Crew

Director
Bülent Çaplı
Writer
Rıdvan Akar

Details

Original title
Gaffar Okkan Suikastı
Release date
2001-01-25
Runtime
47m
Genres
Documentary, History
Original language
TR
Spoken languages
Turkish
Production
Birand Yapım