Hacı Karay was a 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...

 person of Kurdish descent involved in the Susurluk scandal

Susurluk scandal

The Susurluk scandal was a scandal involving the close relationship between the Turkish government, the armed forces, and organized crime. It took place during the peak of the Turkey–Kurdistan Workers' Party conflict, in the mid-1990s...

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He was born in Yüksekova

Yüksekova

Yüksekova is a district of Hakkari Province of Turkey, situated close to the border with Iran. Its location on the trade route between Iranian Azarbaijan and eastern Turkey made it an important juncture for travelers and the location of several ethnic groups that were active in regional trade....

, Hakkari, to Fehim Karay (father).

On February 13, 1993, he participated in the action of closing shops in Yüksekova in support of the hunger strikes staged at Diyarbakır Prison. In August 1993, he was among the persons, who were involved in drug trafficking in Yüksekova, Hakkari.

He had connections to Savaş Buldan

Savas Buldan

Savaş Buldan was a Turkish citizen of Kurdish descent involved in the Susurluk scandal.He was born in Yüksekova to Şükrü Buldan .Since 1979, he carried out activities in Yüksekova in line with the PKK....

. Along with Savaş Buldan and Adnan Yıldırım

Adnan Yildirim

Adnan Yıldırım was a Turkish person involved in the Susurluk scandal in 1994.Yıldırım was born in Diyarbakır, the son of Selim Yıldırım....

, he was abducted by armed persons from Çınar Hotel in Yeşilyurt, İstanbul

Istanbul

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, on June 2, 1994. The abducted persons were found dead on June 4, 1994 on the road of Yukarıkaraş village of Yığılca

Yigilca

Yığılca is a town and a district of Düzce Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. The mayor is Bünyamin Şahin ....

 district in Bolu

Bolu

- Places of interest :The countryside around Bolu offers excellent walking and other outdoor pursuits. There are hotels in the town for visitors. Sights near the town include:* The 14th century mosque, Ulu Camii...

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In March 1995, his sisters Gülcan and Gülsen Karay went to rural area in southeastern Turkey to join the PKK.