Mehmet Eymür
Mehmet Eymür is a former Turkish intelligence official. He led the counter espionage unit of the National Intelligence Organization (MIT), during a career spanning three decades.[1] He was the right-hand man for MIT deputy undersecretary Hiram Abas,[2][3] who was assassinated in Kadikoy, Istanbul after leaving the service.
His popular Web site hosts many intelligence-related documents,[1] like the controversial 1987 MIT Report, which was referred to by reporters in the Ergenekon investigation.[4] The MIT has denied the authenticity of the intelligence in the Ergenekon evidence (with the 1987 report being singled out),[5][6][7] some of which allegedly emanated from the Workers' Party.[8] The 1987 Report, which Eymür wrote, led to his being fired on June 10, 1987.[9] Eymür subsequently entered the ice producing business with Lt. Col. Korkut Eken, however this partnership ended on acrimonious terms.[9]
Eymür regained his old post under Tansu Ciller, who became prime minister in 1995,[9] however when Mesut Yilmaz replaced Ciller, Eymür was discharged again and assigned to Washington, where he faced criminal charges in Turkey.[1] In a testimony to the Susurluk commission, former Deputy Chairman Hanefi Avci, from the Intelligence Department associated with the Security Department, said that Eymür controlled an illegal gang that was created to combat the PKK. Eymür returned to Turkey in 1998 to help prepare a report against Şenkal Atasagun, the undersecretary of the MIT, who had recommended Eymür's dismissal to prime minister Yilmaz in 1997.[9]
Personal life
His spouse is called Janset.[9]
References
- ^ a b c Zaman, Amberin (2000-08-19). "Ex-Spy Spins Web of Collusion in Turkey's War Against Kurds". Los Angeles Times. p. A-2. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
- ^ Çelik, Serdar (1994). "Turkey's Killing Machine: The Contra-Guerrilla Force". Kurdistan Report. 17. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) (note: the author—actually Selahattin Çelik—is affiliated with the PKK) - ^ Beki, Mehmet Akif (1997-01-17). "Whose gang is this?". Turkish Daily News. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
Mehmet Eymur, the present branch chairman of the counterespionage department in the MIT, was amongst Hiram Abbas' team.
- ^ Notably the file on Ergenekon, dated 4 June 2002.
- ^ "Ergenekon'daki MİT belgeleri sahte". Radikal (in Turkish). 2008-08-15. Retrieved 2008-09-23.
{{cite news}}:|section=ignored (help) - ^ "Dezenformasyon için sahte MİT raporu". Sabah (in Turkish). Anka news agency. 2008-07-27. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- ^ "Ergenekon dosyasındaki 15 MİT raporu sahte çıktı". Gazeteport (in Turkish). 2008-08-13. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
Müsteşarlığımıza atfedilen 1987 tarihli MİT Raporu şeklinde bir belgeye kayıtlarımızda rastlanmadığı, ancak raporun, eski mensubumuz Mehmet Eymür tarafından, Teşkilat metot ve prensiplerine aykırı olarak ve hiyerarşik yapı içerisinde hiç bir emir ve izne dayanmaksızın hazırlanan 1987 tarihli etüt olduğunun değerlendirildiği...
- ^ Baki, Mehmet (2008-09-01). "Ergenekon'un Kürt raporu, Baykal'ın önünü mü açtı?". Aksiyon (in Turkish). 717. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
İşçi Partisi'nde ve grubunda devlete ait gizli bilgi ve belgelerin depolandığı gibi zaman zaman da 'çok gizli' ve 'gizli' ibareli bazı belgeleri kendilerinin oluşturduğu anlaşılmaktadır. Birçok şüphelide ele geçirilen gizli içerikli belgelerin de Genelkurmay Başkanlığı'nın yazım ve kopyalama tekniklerine benzetilmiş olarak gerçeğe aykırı olarak oluşturulduğu, Doğu Perinçek grubundan elde edilen bazı MİT başlıklı belgelerin de sahte olarak tanzim edildikleri, bizzat ilgili kurumlardan sorulması sonucu gelen cevaplardan anlaşıldığı…
- ^ a b c d e "State gangs are being cleaned out". Turkish Daily News. 1998-08-25. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
External links
- Personal Web site: Anadolu Türk İnterneti Template:Tr
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