Turkish TV actor admits to killing 10 Greek Cypriots in 1974 Turkish invasion and occupation

For Immediate Release: January 23, 2009

Contact: Nikolaos Taneris, New York, Tel. 1-917-699-9935

NEW YORK—The Cyprus Action Network of America (CANA) is releasing its own translations from the Turkish Press in Turkey and illegally Turkish-occupied Cyprus reflecting Turkey’s responsibility for Crimes Against Humanity in Cyprus. The first article was published in ‘MILLIYET” newspaper, major newspaper of high circulation, last Wednesday January 22 2009, the article prints a confession by a Turkish actor to various killings in Cyprus, including the murder of a Cypriot youth who was bound, the second article is dated July 6, 2008 and was printed in KIBRIS POSTASI in illegally Turkish-occupied Cyprus, it sends  an alarming message out to “attack” Greek-American activism , mentioning Cyprus Action Network of America (CANA) specifically.

CANA encourages activism and the publication of dissident scholarship, as well as translations of primary sources documenting Turkish criminality in Cyprus. We will not go away and we will not be silent until Turkey admits the invasion, returns occupied Cypriot lands and makes appropriate reparations. The “coming out” story of this TV actor in MILLIYET will hopefully begin a wave of dissident scholarship on Genocidal Turkey.

The MILLIYET article is published below in translation followed by the KIBRIS POSTASI article.

URL:

http://www.milliyet.com.tr/Yasam/SonDakika.aspx?aType=SonDakika&Kategori=yasam&KategoriID=&ArticleID=1050432&Date=22.01.2009&b=10 kisiyi gercektenoldurdum&ver=52

NEWSPAPER MILLIYET 22 JANUARY 2009
Theatrical series “Wolfs Valley” dizi tiyatro kurtlar vadisi Atilla Olgaç
"I killed really10 persons”

“ I killed really 10 persons” The actor Atilla Olgac who is playing the role of the Kilic (Sword) in the TV series “Wolfs Valley” said these words who has been 45 years actor of theatre. He told about this truth of his life in a TV program named “What is happing over there”.
Atilla Olgaç said that “because of the scenario needs playing as Kilic we killed a man. However it is so pity that for this country I killed in real life 10 persons”. Atilla Olgac said that I needed one day to complete my military service. Exactly that time the “Peace” Operation of Cyprus happened. They sent me from Mersin to Cyprus, They gave me duties of cleansing in the days of the most intense fighting. "
I told to my Commander “I can’t do it. I cannot kill man. I am an artist” He told here art is finished. Here we have real war. I order you must kill”. The first I killed was a child of 19 years old who was captured as prisoner as soldier. His hands was tied behind his back. When I pointed the gun towards his face he spat on me. I shot him on his forehead and he died. Then I killed 9 persons. After killing I went to the barracks and I cried and next day I killed again. It didn’t go out of my dreams. I had for a long time psycho therapy. Still I can’t eat meat. I can’t see blood. In my mind always the child I killed is coming and smelling corpses. This condemned picture is not leaving me.
Atilla Olgac said he confessed these painful events the first time after 25 years, Then he added that “I am the only artist in Turkey that I fought in a terrible war, killed persons and obtained the title of gazi” Then he continued his talk saying that “ The war affected my profession long time. I was locked and I was not able to do anything, Today I remember what my Commander told me that day: “Are you going to pretend killing always, Take your gun and kill in reality to see how this is happening really”. I cannot forget the scene how this 19 year- young person how he is spitting on my phase. Many years passed but I cannot push away that condemned picture from eyes”

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URL: http://www.kibrispostasi.com/index.php/cat/1/col/104/art/3559/PageName/KIBRIS_POSTASI

Amerika’da kendini anlatmak  6 Kasım 2008, Perşembe

KIBRIS POSTASI (July 6, 2008)

Summary of the article. This is not a literal  translation.

“ After the new government elect in the

I have analysed the method with which we must face and counter attack the Greek and Armenian lobbies in the

. I have explained how we must organise and face up to these lobbies. We must challenge the Armenian lobby which promotes the recognition of genocide.

The time of us standing by and doing nothing is long gone. We must start working in the

for our interests.

I say we must face them everywhere and stop being bystanders. We should not allow their advance in television and other Media.

Especially now that the time the European Union was under the influence of the

is gone we must put forward our objectives.

This goes so much for

as for the T.R.N.C. We must create lobbies/Associations in

to promote our interests in our “little country”.

As a reply to Cyprus Action Network of America (CANA) which has offices in

we are organising the gathering on Sunday the  20 July 2008 in

between 2-5 in the afternoon in support of the TRNC.

If

had acted properly, we should have shown what the Armenians had done to us and the Greek genocide upon us. We should have explained why the Turkish army is in

.

We need an action plan. Because if we let things as they are the Armenians are gaining ground and during the discussions in

we will have the same results.

Or do we want in 2009 the Americans to ask for the removal of the Turkish army from

?

During the demonstrations this week in

and Virginia by our co-patriots, we must fly high the Turkish and T.R.N.C’s flags… And we must see all on Sunday in

.

There, one voice in the Internet. We welcome all to use it. We must advance to the attack”.

By an anonymous translator.

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