Cihan Hayırsevener
Year: 2009
Nationality: Turkey
Killed by: Criminal Group
Location: Bandırma, Turkey
Press organization: Güney Marmara’da Yaşam
What's Cihan Hayırsevener's story?
On December 19, 2009, Cihan Hayırsevener, 53, founder and editor of the daily Güney Marmara’da Yaşam, was shot three times in the leg while walking to his office in the town of Bandırma, northeast of Istanbul, at about 3 p.m., according to news reports and CPJ interviews. He died later that day at the Uludağ University Hospital in Bursa.
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