Alaattin Çakici
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Alaattin Çakıcı is a former member of the ultra-nationalist organization Grey Wolves
and one of the leading mobs of the Turkish
underworld.
on the eastern Black Sea
coast of Turkey
. He dropped off the school at the eight grade. Alaattin Çakıcı moved with his family to Istanbul
. His father Ali Çakıcı was known as a wealthy businessman, who ran a snack food
kiosk
and a hardware store
.
In 1978, his nephew was shot dead. His father was killed in 1980 by left extremists in a coffeehouse in Gültepe, Istanbul during a political motivated gunned assault. Alaattin found himself in the political movement of the right-extremist Grey Wolves before the 1980 Turkish coup d'état.
His first offense was involvement in the battery
of a city transportation worker as he was only 17. Alaattin Çakıcı was arrested after the 1980 military coup for the reason of committing extortion
in gambling houses, clubs and businesses owned by Grey Wolves in Mecidiyeköy
neighborhood of Istanbul. He served a sentence until March 2, 1982.
Alaattin Çakıcı ran an illegal gambling house in Harbiye neighborhood of Istanbul. Later, he opened up an office under the false name "Hakettin Biber" to illegally collect third party's unpaid promissory note
s at a rate of 50% of the principal amount that brought him fortune.
, a leading official of the Turkish National Intelligence Organization
(MİT) disclosed that he was the first person to employ Alaattin Çakıcı for covered operations of the MİT. Yavuz Ataç, an operations official, confirmed that he was introduced to Alaattin Çakıcı two months later he joined the MİT in May 1987 as the manager of the security department. Ataç says "Çakıcı has been a fugitive, sought for six or seven crimes at the time he first met him". According to Ataç, Çakıcı was assigned to operations outside of Turkey.
As determined by the security forces, Çakıcı was in 1995 on the assassination list of Dev Sol
, a Marxist-Leninist
organization.
, a mob boss of the Turkish underworld nicknamed the "godfather of godfathers
" . However, he and his father-in-law fell out following the chain of incidents known as the "Engin Civan Scandal". In November 1994, the couple divorced. He contracted killing of his ex-wife Uğur Kılıç and his ex-henchman Nurullah Tevfik Ağansoy
. On January 20, 1995, she was shot dead with three bullets fired by the hitman
Abdurrahman Keskin in front of her son Onur in Uludağ
, a ski-resort in Bursa
. It was on Çakıcı's birthday.
Çakıcı fled abroad in 1992 with the help of a fake passport
. It was determined that he toured in Belgium
, USA, Italy
, South Africa
, France
, Brazil
, Singapour and Japan
. He was being held responsible for the murder of 41 people.
, France
together with his bodyguard Murat Güler and his courier Aslı Fatoş Ural, daughter of composer Selçuk Ural. He had been carrying a fake diplomatic passport (red passport) on the name of "Nedim Caner" and US$17,000 cash with him.
His capture revealed his connections not only to the intelligence service people but also to high-level politicians. Recording tapes published after his capture in 1998 in France led to the resignation of the government minister from the Motherland Party
(ANAP) Eyup Aşık, who was accused of warning Çakıcı to flee. Meral Akşener
, minister of interior from the True Path Party
(DYP), MİT agent Yavuz Ataç and businessman Erol Evcil were also accused of the same allegation.
After 16 months of isolated incarceration in France, he was returned to Turkey on his own will on December 14, 1999. He was imprisoned in Kartal
Prison in Istanbul. Following controversies with rival gang member inmates, he was transferred to the maximum security Kandıra
Prison in Kocaeli
.
Çakıcı was released from the prison on December 1, 2002. Although not allowed to leave Turkey and his passport confiscated, he fled from Antalya
to Greece
by sea as told by a group of people, including his nephew and Erol Evcil, who were apprehended by the police in Foça
, Izmir
. Çakıcı had obtained a passport with false identity and photograph from the police in Ümraniye
, Istanbul.
and Strasbourg
in France as observed by the Turkish police. In order to visit Ali Çakıcı, his son from the first marriage, in a hospital in Graz
, he drove to Austria
changing three times his car underway. His intention was to pass later to Italy to join his sweetheart Aslı Fatoş Ural. Austrian police, informed by the Turkish police, apprehended Çakıcı on July 14, 2004 out of Graz
. He had been carrying a Turkish special passport (green passport) issued on the name Faik Meral, a retired MİT agent, and its expiration extended from the police in İzmir. He had EUR 4,000 in cash with him. Visas in his passport showed that he traveled first to Russia
and then entered Germany
, where he stayed a while before going to France.
On October 14, 2004, Çakıcı was deported from Austria on the request of the Turkish Ministry of Justice. He was brought from Vienna
to Istanbul in a commercial airline escorted by five policemen. After trial, he was imprisoned in the maximum security prison in Tekirdağ
.
Grey Wolves
The Idealist Youth , commonly known as Grey Wolves , is an ultra-nationalist neo-fascist youth organization. It is accused of terrorism. According to Turkish authorities, the organization carried out 694 murders between 1974–1980.-Name:...
and one of the leading mobs of the Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
underworld.
Early years
He was born in Arsin district of TrabzonTrabzon
Trabzon is a city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. Trabzon, located on the historical Silk Road, became a melting pot of religions, languages and culture for centuries and a trade gateway to Iran in the southeast and the Caucasus to the northeast...
on the eastern Black Sea
Black Sea
The Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...
coast of Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. He dropped off the school at the eight grade. Alaattin Çakıcı moved with his family to Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
. His father Ali Çakıcı was known as a wealthy businessman, who ran a snack food
Snack food
A snack is a portion of food oftentimes smaller than that of a regular meal, that is generally eaten between meals. Snacks come in a variety of forms including packaged and processed foods and items made from fresh ingredients at home....
kiosk
Kiosk
Kiosk is a small, separated garden pavilion open on some or all sides. Kiosks were common in Persia, India, Pakistan, and in the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century onward...
and a hardware store
Hardware store
Hardware stores, sometimes known as DIY stores, sell household hardware including: fasteners, hand tools, power tools, keys, locks, hinges, chains, plumbing supplies, electrical supplies, cleaning products, housewares, tools, utensils, paint, and lawn and garden products directly to consumers for...
.
In 1978, his nephew was shot dead. His father was killed in 1980 by left extremists in a coffeehouse in Gültepe, Istanbul during a political motivated gunned assault. Alaattin found himself in the political movement of the right-extremist Grey Wolves before the 1980 Turkish coup d'état.
His first offense was involvement in the battery
Battery (crime)
Battery is a criminal offense involving unlawful physical contact, distinct from assault which is the fear of such contact.In the United States, criminal battery, or simply battery, is the use of force against another, resulting in harmful or offensive contact...
of a city transportation worker as he was only 17. Alaattin Çakıcı was arrested after the 1980 military coup for the reason of committing extortion
Extortion
Extortion is a criminal offence which occurs when a person unlawfully obtains either money, property or services from a person, entity, or institution, through coercion. Refraining from doing harm is sometimes euphemistically called protection. Extortion is commonly practiced by organized crime...
in gambling houses, clubs and businesses owned by Grey Wolves in Mecidiyeköy
Mecidiyeköy
Mecidiyeköy is a neighbourhood located in the Şişli district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is also one of the prominent business quarters of Istanbul. It is situated between Fulya, Kuştepe, Gültepe, Esentepe, and Gülbahar neighbourhoods...
neighborhood of Istanbul. He served a sentence until March 2, 1982.
Alaattin Çakıcı ran an illegal gambling house in Harbiye neighborhood of Istanbul. Later, he opened up an office under the false name "Hakettin Biber" to illegally collect third party's unpaid promissory note
Promissory note
A promissory note is a negotiable instrument, wherein one party makes an unconditional promise in writing to pay a determinate sum of money to the other , either at a fixed or determinable future time or on demand of the payee, under specific terms.Referred to as a note payable in accounting, or...
s at a rate of 50% of the principal amount that brought him fortune.
In the service of National Intelligence
Mehmet EymürMehmet Eymür
Mehmet Eymür is a retired Turkish intelligence official. He led the counter-terrorism department of the National Intelligence Organization , which he joined as a student in 1965 as a "pursuit officer"...
, a leading official of the Turkish National Intelligence Organization
National Intelligence Organization
The National Intelligence Organization is the governmental intelligence organization of Turkey. It was established in 1965 to replace the National Security Service....
(MİT) disclosed that he was the first person to employ Alaattin Çakıcı for covered operations of the MİT. Yavuz Ataç, an operations official, confirmed that he was introduced to Alaattin Çakıcı two months later he joined the MİT in May 1987 as the manager of the security department. Ataç says "Çakıcı has been a fugitive, sought for six or seven crimes at the time he first met him". According to Ataç, Çakıcı was assigned to operations outside of Turkey.
As determined by the security forces, Çakıcı was in 1995 on the assassination list of Dev Sol
Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front
The Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front, is a Marxist-Leninist party in Turkey.-History:...
, a Marxist-Leninist
Marxism-Leninism
Marxism–Leninism is a communist ideology, officially based upon the theories of Marxism and Vladimir Lenin, that promotes the development and creation of a international communist society through the leadership of a vanguard party over a revolutionary socialist state that represents a dictatorship...
organization.
Second marriage
In 1991, Çakıcı made his second marriage with Nuriye Uğur Kılıç, the daughter of Dündar KılıçDundar Kilic
Dündar Kılıç was an infamous mob boss and legendary figure in the Turkish underworld. He earned himself the nickname of being the 'godfather of godfathers'.- Early life and rise in underworld :...
, a mob boss of the Turkish underworld nicknamed the "godfather of godfathers
Capo di tutti capi
Capo di tutti capi or capo dei capi is Italian for "boss of all bosses" or "boss of bosses". It is a phrase used mainly by the media, public and the law enforcement community to indicate a supremely powerful crime boss in the Sicilian or American Mafia who holds great influence over the whole...
" . However, he and his father-in-law fell out following the chain of incidents known as the "Engin Civan Scandal". In November 1994, the couple divorced. He contracted killing of his ex-wife Uğur Kılıç and his ex-henchman Nurullah Tevfik Ağansoy
Nurullah Tevfik Agansoy
Nurullah Tevfik Ağansoy was a Turkish mob boss, who was involved in the Susurluk scandal.His parents were Yaşar and Ayşe.Prior to 1980 Turkish coup d'etat, he was arrested by the Military Court No...
. On January 20, 1995, she was shot dead with three bullets fired by the hitman
Hitman
A hitman is a person hired to kill another person.- Hitmen in organized crime :Hitmen are largely linked to the world of organized crime. Hitmen are hired people who kill people for money. Notable examples include Murder, Inc., Mafia hitmen and Richard Kuklinski.- Other cases involving hitmen...
Abdurrahman Keskin in front of her son Onur in Uludağ
Uludag
Uludağ , the ancient Mysian Olympus, is a mountain in Bursa Province, Turkey, with an altitude of . It is a popular center for winter sports such as skiing, and a national park of rich flora and fauna...
, a ski-resort in Bursa
Bursa, Turkey
Bursa is a city in northwestern Turkey and the seat of Bursa Province. The metropolitan area in the entire Bursa province had a population of 2.6 million as of 2010, making the city fourth most populous in Turkey. The city is equally one of the most industrialized metropolitan centers in the...
. It was on Çakıcı's birthday.
Political ties and scandals
Çakıcı contracted the assassination of Cavit Çağlar, a wealthy businessman from Bursa and a high-level politician and government minister, and Mehmet Üstünkaya, former president of Beşiktaş JK, in relation with the incidents known as the "Turkish Bank Scandal". The plot was uncovered by the police at the stage of preparations.Çakıcı fled abroad in 1992 with the help of a fake passport
Fake passport
A fake passport is a passport issued by governing bodies and then copied and/or modified by persons not authorized to create such documents or engage in such modifications, for the purpose of deceiving those who would view the documents about the identity or status of the bearer...
. It was determined that he toured in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, USA, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, Singapour and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. He was being held responsible for the murder of 41 people.
Apprehension in France
Informed by the Turkish police, French police apprehended him on August 17, 1998 in a hotel in NiceNice
Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
together with his bodyguard Murat Güler and his courier Aslı Fatoş Ural, daughter of composer Selçuk Ural. He had been carrying a fake diplomatic passport (red passport) on the name of "Nedim Caner" and US$17,000 cash with him.
His capture revealed his connections not only to the intelligence service people but also to high-level politicians. Recording tapes published after his capture in 1998 in France led to the resignation of the government minister from the Motherland Party
Motherland Party (Turkey)
The Motherland Party, was a political party in Turkey. It was founded in 1983 by Turgut Özal. It was merged to Democratic Party in October 2009...
(ANAP) Eyup Aşık, who was accused of warning Çakıcı to flee. Meral Akşener
Meral Akşener
-Biography:Akşener was born in İzmit in 1956 and she was educated at Istanbul University. Her post graduate work was at Marmara University Social Sciences Institution. She then worked on the faculties of a number of universities before entering politics....
, minister of interior from the True Path Party
True Path Party
The Democratic Party , abbreviated to DP, is a centre-right, conservative Turkish political party, established by Suleyman Demirel in 1983 as the Right Path Party...
(DYP), MİT agent Yavuz Ataç and businessman Erol Evcil were also accused of the same allegation.
After 16 months of isolated incarceration in France, he was returned to Turkey on his own will on December 14, 1999. He was imprisoned in Kartal
Kartal
Kartal is a district of Istanbul, Turkey located on the Asian side of the city, on the coast of the Marmara Sea between Maltepe and Pendik. The mayor is Altınok Öz . Despite being far from the city centre, Kartal is heavily populated now. . Total land area is 147,000 m² which includes some...
Prison in Istanbul. Following controversies with rival gang member inmates, he was transferred to the maximum security Kandıra
Kandira
Kandıra is a town and district of Kocaeli Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. Its neighbours are Kaynarca to the east, Adapazarı to the southeast, İzmit to the south and Şile to the west. The mayor is Cengiz Kan .-Kerpe:...
Prison in Kocaeli
Izmit
İzmit is a city in Turkey, administrative center of Kocaeli Province as well as the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality. It is located at the Gulf of İzmit in the Sea of Marmara, about east of Istanbul, on the northwestern part of Anatolia. The city center has a population of 294.875...
.
Çakıcı was released from the prison on December 1, 2002. Although not allowed to leave Turkey and his passport confiscated, he fled from Antalya
Antalya
Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :...
to Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
by sea as told by a group of people, including his nephew and Erol Evcil, who were apprehended by the police in Foça
Foça
Foça is town and district in Turkey's İzmir Province.The town of Foça is situated at about north by northwest of İzmir city center. The district also has a township with own municipality named Yenifoça , also along the shore and at a distance of from Foça proper...
, Izmir
Izmir
Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
. Çakıcı had obtained a passport with false identity and photograph from the police in Ümraniye
Ümraniye
Ümraniye is a very large working class district of Istanbul, Turkey with a population of over 250,000. It became district in 1987 by secession from Üsküdar. Also; Ömerli, Koçullu, Sırapınar and Hüseyinli villages were separated from Beykoz district in same year. Finally, Nişantepe quarter passed...
, Istanbul.
Apprehension in Austria
Çakıcı stayed four-and-half months in ParisParis
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
in France as observed by the Turkish police. In order to visit Ali Çakıcı, his son from the first marriage, in a hospital in Graz
Graz
The more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students...
, he drove to Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
changing three times his car underway. His intention was to pass later to Italy to join his sweetheart Aslı Fatoş Ural. Austrian police, informed by the Turkish police, apprehended Çakıcı on July 14, 2004 out of Graz
Graz
The more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students...
. He had been carrying a Turkish special passport (green passport) issued on the name Faik Meral, a retired MİT agent, and its expiration extended from the police in İzmir. He had EUR 4,000 in cash with him. Visas in his passport showed that he traveled first to Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and then entered Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, where he stayed a while before going to France.
On October 14, 2004, Çakıcı was deported from Austria on the request of the Turkish Ministry of Justice. He was brought from Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
to Istanbul in a commercial airline escorted by five policemen. After trial, he was imprisoned in the maximum security prison in Tekirdağ
Tekirdag
Tekirdağ , the ancient Bisanthi , is a city in Eastern Thrace, in the European part of Turkey. Tekirdağ is the capital of Tekirdağ Province, felt by the local people to be a quieter and more pleasant town than the industrial centre of Çorlu, which it administers. The city population as of 2009 was...
.
Proven crimes and charges
After his return to Turkey, Çakıcı was trialed, and found guilty of the following crimes he committed and charged to:- Three years and four months sentence for his contract to shoot the renowned journalist Hıncal Uluç, as he had written a newspaper column about him and his wife Uğur Kılıç he was about to divorce.
- Three years and four months sentence for organized crimeOrganized crimeOrganized crime or criminal organizations are transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals for the purpose of engaging in illegal activity, most commonly for monetary profit. Some criminal organizations, such as terrorist organizations, are...
in relation with the gunned assault on March 26, 2000 to the club local of Karagümrükspor in Istanbul. - 19 years and two months sentence for his contract to murder his ex-wife.
- Ten years and ten months for the gunned assault at the speculator Adil Öngen's car.