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Statement of work performed on the Buldan application by Sheldon Leader to this point.

English translations of various documents obtained from the Düzce Public Prosecutor pertaining to the investigation of the Savaş Buldan case, including witness statements (see also A44/43/1/19/1/4/5), suspect descriptions, and crime scene investigation reports.

Observations on the contents of documents sent by Nejdet Buldan to his legal representatives on 10 May 2001 further supporting his case, including evidence on issues arising out of the Susurluk investigation provided to the State Prosecutor by Hanefi Avcı. (2 copies)

First 3 pages of the observations submitted to the European Commission of Human Rights made on behalf of the applicant pertaining to revelations in the recently released Susurluk Report (commissioned by the chairman of the Prime Minister's Inspection Board) that the abduction and murder of Savaş Buldan was carried out by agents of the Turkish State. The events that led to the release of the Susurluk Report stemmed from a car crash that took place on 3 November 1996 in the small town of Susurluk, Balıkesir Province. It resulted in the deaths of three of the passengers: Abdullah Çatlı, a former ultra-rightist militant and a contract killer for the National Intelligence Organization (Turkey) (MİT), who was wanted by police for multiple murders and drug trafficking and was on Interpol's red list at the time of his death; Huseyin Kocadağ, a senior police official; and beauty queen and Çatlı's girlfriend Gonca Us. Sedat Bucak, an MP, suffered a broken leg and fractured skull but survived the accident. The Susurluk crash was a key event in the unravelling of the deep state in Turkey. The peculiar associations of the crash victims and their links with Interior Minister Mehmet Ağar led to a number of investigations, including a parliamentary investigation, of what became known as the Susurluk scandal. The scandal exposed a close relationship between the Turkish government, the ultra-nationalist paramilitary Grey Wolves organisation, and the Turkish mafia. The crash itself was shown to be an assassination arranged by the MİT. Vice President of the Police Intelligence Department Hanefi Avcı said that the gangs fell into infighting after alleged PKK financiers Behçet Cantürk and Savaş Buldan were assassinated, as the gangs had completed their mission of dismantling the PKK's financial foundation. It was later revealed that Prime Minister Tansu Çiller sanctioned the killing of businessmen who were suspected of lending financial support to the PKK. A full version of the observations is available at A44/43/1/19/1/6/1.

Observations submitted to the European Commission of Human Rights made on behalf of the applicant pertaining to revelations in the recently released Susurluk Report (commissioned by the chairman of the Prime Minister's Inspection Board) that the abduction and murder of Savaş Buldan was carried out by agents of the Turkish State. The events that led to the release of the Susurluk Report stemmed from a car crash that took place on 3 November 1996 in the small town of Susurluk, Balıkesir Province. It resulted in the deaths of three of the passengers: Abdullah Çatlı, a former ultra-rightist militant and a contract killer for the National Intelligence Organization (Turkey) (MİT), who was wanted by police for multiple murders and drug trafficking and was on Interpol's red list at the time of his death; Huseyin Kocadağ, a senior police official; and beauty queen and Çatlı's girlfriend Gonca Us. Sedat Bucak, an MP, suffered a broken leg and fractured skull but survived the accident. The Susurluk crash was a key event in the unravelling of the deep state in Turkey. The peculiar associations of the crash victims and their links with Interior Minister Mehmet Ağar led to a number of investigations, including a parliamentary investigation, of what became known as the Susurluk scandal. The scandal exposed a close relationship between the Turkish government, the ultra-nationalist paramilitary Grey Wolves organisation, and the Turkish mafia. The crash itself was shown to be an assassination arranged by the MİT. Vice President of the Police Intelligence Department Hanefi Avcı said that the gangs fell into infighting after alleged PKK financiers Behçet Cantürk and Savaş Buldan were assassinated, as the gangs had completed their mission of dismantling the PKK's financial foundation. It was later revealed that Prime Minister Tansu Çiller sanctioned the killing of businessmen who were suspected of lending financial support to the PKK. The submission is enclosed by a letter to the Commission from the Boyle/Leader/Reidy/Hampson team. (2 copies)

4 draft versions, heavily annotated and corrected, of the appeal on behalf of Nejdet Buldan to the European Court of Human Rights to refer his case to a Grand Chamber (A44/43/1/19/2/22), as the applicant believes that the judgment of 20 April 2004 'contains serious defects in its interpretation and application of principles formulated in its own jurisprudence. The effect is to leave relevant areas of the law in a state of uncertainty, as well as to have done a serious injustice to the applicant.' In particular, the applicant claims that his complaints under Article 2 of the Convention (the failure to protect the lives of himself and his brother) were inadequately addressed.

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.

14 October 1996 draft of the 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.

First 7 pages of the 14 October 1996 draft of the 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.

Completed 16 October 1996 draft of the 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.