Savaş Buldan (1961 – 3 June 1994) was a Kurdish businessman in Turkey. He was arrested by Turkish security forces and was found dead on 4 June 1994.

Life

Savaş Buldan was born in Yüksekova to Şükrü Buldan (father). His brother, Nejdet Buldan, is one of the former mayors of Yüksekova for the now defunct Democracy Party. He was accused of carrying out activities in line with the Kurdistans Workers' Party (PKK) since 1979. The Public Prosecution Office launched a trial against him in connection with the incidents that took place in Yüksekova,

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, in March 1979. In 1980, Savaş Buldan allegedly sheltered some members of the PKK in his house after the clashes that took place between the PKK organization and the Kurdistan National Liberators (KUK) in

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and

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. In the same year, he and some other sympathizers carried out propaganda activities in the neighboring villages on the issue of "tribes". In 1986, he married his cousin

Pervin Buldan Pervin Buldan (born 6 November 1967) is a Turkish politician. She was a member of the Democratic Society Party (DTP). She is President of Yakay-Der and one of the deputy speakers in the 26th Parliament of Turkey. On 11 February 2018, she was e ...

. He was among the persons, who provided lawyers for the persons, who were detained in connection with the

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incidents in March 1992. In June 1992, when he was living in

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, he got accused of supporting the PKK by the Turkish authorities. Savaş Buldan was detained on 28 July 1992 in connection with certain arms seized in Haznedar neighborhood of İstanbul, and he was arrested by the SSC he was referred to.

Death and aftermath

Along with

Adnan Yıldırım Adnan Yıldırım (1957 – 2 June 1994) was a Turkish businessman of Kurdish descent. Yıldırım was born in Diyarbakır, the son of Selim Yıldırım. On 3 June 1994 together with Savaş Buldan and Hacı Karay, he was abducted by unidenti ...

and

Hacı Karay Hacı Karay (1950 – June 1994) was a Turkish person of Kurdish descent. He was born in Yüksekova, Hakkari, to Fehim Karay (father). On 13 February 1993, he participated in the action of closing shops in Yüksekova in support of the hunger s ...

, he was abducted by the Turkish security forces from Çınar Hotel in Yeşilyurt, İstanbul, on 3 June 1994. The abducted persons were found dead on 4 June 1994 on the road of Yukarıkaraş village of Yığılca district of

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. On the 3 June, Pervin Buldan gave birth to their daughter Zelal Buldan. After several investigations by the

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(ECHR), Turkey was seen guilty for his death and the Turkish government was sentenced to pay Buldan's wife

10,000 Euros and to his brother Nejdet Buldan 16,000 Euros. In 2021, the Turkish crime boss

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accused Mehmet Agar of being responsible for Buldans death.

Personal life

On the 3 June, Pervin Buldan gave birth to their daughter Zelal Buldan. Zelal would release a movie in memory of her father called ''Katharsis'' in June 2020. Following Savaş Buldan's murder, his brother, Nejdet Buldan, fled Turkey and settled in Germany.

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Life

Death and aftermath

Personal life

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