Item 2 - Buldan v Turkey, Application No 28298/95, Response to the Turkish Government's Observations of 29 July 1996

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Applicant's response to the Turkish Government in the Buldan case. The reply notes that there is nothing in the personal history of Savaş Buldan that would warrant the Government's claim that his kidnapping and murder were likely committed by the PKK or Hizbollah, and no evidence of prior extortion of him or his family. The reply also notes that the Government's theory provides no reason as to why Adnan Yıldırım and Hacı Karay were killed alongside Buldan. The reply notes that the Government has not submitted any investigation files in the case and that it is clear that the investigation is biased and will not address the applicant's complaint similar to other 'unknown perpetrator' killings of prominent people of Kurdish origin.

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