Halit Gungen

2000'e Dogru

February 9, 1992, in Diyarbakir, Turkey

Gungen, Diyarbakir bureau chief of the newsweekly 2000'e Dogru, died soon after being shot in his office with a single bullet. Before his death, he had written an article alleging that members of the Islamic organization Hezbollah were being trained in the Diyarbakir headquarters of the Special Forces. Although the identity of his killers remains unknown, the circumstances implicate the state. A colleague of Gungen's, Ahmet Sumbuk, was briefly detained after the assassination.

Medium: Print

Job: Editor

Beats Covered: Corruption, Human Rights, Politics

Gender: Male

Local or Foreign: Local

Freelance: No

Type of Death: Murder

Suspected Source of Fire: Government Officials

Impunity: Yes

Taken Captive: No

Tortured: No

Threatened: No