Sami Hoştan (1 July 1947 – 11 May 2015), also known as Arnavut Sami ''Sami the Albanian'', was a Turkish suspect in the
Ergenekon trials
The Ergenekon trials were a series of high-profile trials which took place on 2008–2016 in Turkey in which 275 people, including military officers, journalists and opposition lawmakers, all alleged members of Ergenekon, a suspected secularist ...
. He was a former partner of casino king
Ömer Lütfü Topal
Ömer Lütfü Topal, sometimes spelled Lütfi (1942 – July 28, 1996), was a Turkish businessman, who was deeply involved in the Susurluk scandal. He had convictions for drug smuggling, and was dubbed the "casino king" for the gambling ventures ...
; he was acquitted of Topal's murder in 2001. He was a friend of
Abdullah Çatlı
Abdullah Çatlı (1 June 1956 – 3 November 1996) was a Turkish secret government agent, as well as a contract killer for the National Intelligence Organization (MİT). He led the Grey Wolves, the youth branch of the Nationalist Movement Party ...
's; he was one of the first to arrive to collect Çatlı's body from the scene of the 1996
Susurluk car crash
The Susurluk car crash took place on 3 November 1996 in the small town of Susurluk, in Turkey's Balıkesir Province. It resulted in the death of three of the passengers: Abdullah Çatlı, a former ultra-rightist militant wanted by police for mult ...
. He was arrested as part of the Ergenekon investigation in January 2008.
[ Hurriyet Daily News, 28 January 2008]
'Untouchables' nabbed in raid
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References
External links
* '' Radikal'', 30 September 2009
Hakimden Sami Hoştan'a Veli Küçük sorusu
* http://www.haberturk.com/gundem/haber/52360-sami-hostan-kimdir
1947 births
2015 deaths
Prisoners and detainees of Turkey
Turkish crime bosses
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