Cevdet Kılıçlar

Cevdet Kılıçlar was born in Kayseri in 1972, to mother Hatice and father Hüseyin. He completed primary and secondary education in Pınarbaşı, high school education in Adana and graduated from Marmara University's Faculty of Communications.

Following graduation he worked as journalist for an Islamist daily newspaper Millî Gazete[http://www.milligazete.com.tr/makale/makale-165840.htm "Bahattin, Faruk, Cevdet ve diğerleri..."] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609124316/http://www.milligazete.com.tr/makale/makale-165840.htm |date=9 June 2010 }}, Millî Gazete, 6 June 2010, Retrieved 21 June 2010. {{in lang|tr}}[http://www.milligazete.com.tr/haber/cevdet-kiliclar-icin-ne-dediler-167227.htm "Cevdet Kılıçlar için ne dediler"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100625155348/http://www.milligazete.com.tr/haber/cevdet-kiliclar-icin-ne-dediler-167227.htm |date=25 June 2010 }}, Millî Gazete, 18 June 2010, Retrieved 21 June 2010. {{in lang|tr}} and then an Islamist weekly newspaper Selam. Selam newspaper, which was the publishing organisation of Tevhid Selam, was claimed to be supported by Iran and known its intimacy with the Welfare Party[http://arsiv.ntvmsnbc.com/news/5379.asp "Sincan’daki 2. cephanede ABD malı C-4"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100606053656/http://arsiv.ntvmsnbc.com/news/5379.asp |date=6 June 2010 }}, NTV-MSNBC, 16 May 2000, Retrieved 22 June 2010. {{in lang|tr}} and Turkish Hizbullah.[http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/ShowNew.aspx?id=-152971 "Selam, İran destekli"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225073648/http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/ShowNew.aspx?id=-152971 |date=25 February 2012 }}, Hürriyet, 9 May 2000, Retrieved 21 June 2010. {{in lang|tr}} And after the beginning of "Umut Operation" related to the assassination of Uğur Mumcu,"Umut Operation" an abbreviation of "Uğur Mumcu Uzun Takip Operation": begun by State Security Courts of the Republic of Turkey on 6 May 2000. on 8 May 2000, as the press coordinator of Selam, he announced that there has been no relationship with the former administrators of Selam for three years[http://yenisafak.com.tr/arsiv/2000/MAYIS/09/g3.html "Kimseyle ilgimiz yok"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004221946/http://yenisafak.com.tr/arsiv/2000/MAYIS/09/g3.html |date=4 October 2011 }}, Yeni Şafak, 9 May 2000, Retrieved 21 June 2010. {{in lang|tr}} after February 28 process. However, on 9 May 2000 Selam was raided by Turkish security forcesBedirhan Toprak (ed.), Cumhuriyetiin 75 Yılı Ek (1998-1999-2000), Yapı Kredi Kültür Sanat Yayınları, İstanbul, July 2002, {{ISBN|975-08-0448-1}}, p. 75. {{in lang|tr}} and banned. Because of increasing pressure from the Turkish government he was forced to go to Germany.[http://www.islamvehayat.com/yazar_610_2_SEHIDIN-ARKADASI-OLMAK.html Şükrü Hüseyinoğlu, "Şehidin Arkadaşı Olmak"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616025200/http://www.islamvehayat.com/yazar_610_2_SEHIDIN-ARKADASI-OLMAK.html |date=16 June 2010 }}, İslam ve Hayat, 11 June 2010, Retrieved 21 June 2010. {{in lang|tr}}

After turning back from Germany to Istanbul he worked as correspondent and editor in chief for Islamist daily newspapers Vakit. He was a correspondent in the Palestinian territories and Egypt.[http://www.israhaber.com/sehid-cevdet-kiliclar-yarin-beyazit-ta-hakka-ugurlaniyor-10188-haberi.html "Şehid Cevdet Kılıçlar, Yarın Beyazıt'ta Hakka Uğurlanıyor"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407063524/http://www.israhaber.com/sehid-cevdet-kiliclar-yarin-beyazit-ta-hakka-ugurlaniyor-10188-haberi.html |date=7 April 2014 }}, İsra Haber Ajansı (Isra News Agency), 3 June 2010, Retrieved 21 June 2010. {{in lang|tr}}

In March 2008 as the correspondent of Vakit newspaper, he was staying in Egypt to cross over into Palestine. When he took the picture of wall built by Egyptian government, near the Rafah Border Crossing, he was arrested and interrogated by Directorate of Military Intelligence Services and Reconnaissance of Egypt (Egyptian military intelligence service) for five hours.[http://www.haber5.com/archive_details?id=310718 "VAKİT muhabirine 5 saatlik sorgu"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002111612/http://www.haber5.com/archive_details?id=310718 |date=2 October 2011 }}, Vakit, 14 March 2008, Retrieved 21 June 2010. {{in lang|tr}}

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He participated in Gaza Freedom Flotilla as the webmaster for IHH and foreign press coordinator. According to Turkish investigation, he was killed by a single distant shot to the middle of the forehead[http://www.usak.org.tr/EN/haber.asp?id=542 USAK Analysis: Turkey's final report on the deadly May 31 Israeli Attack] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331220515/http://www.usak.org.tr/EN/haber.asp?id=542 |date=31 March 2012 }} by Israel Defense Forces's commandos while taking photographs for the IHH on Mavi Marmara ship during Gaza flotilla raid.[http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/?hn=146000 "İsrail'de hayatını kaybeden gazeteci toprağa verildi"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716171545/http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/?hn=146000 |date=16 July 2011 }}, Cumhuriyet, 4 June 2010, Retrieved 21 June 2010. {{in lang|tr}}

The IHH president Fehmi Bülent Yıldırım said:

{{blockquote|"Our Cevdet, he is a press member. He has become a martyr. All he was doing was taking pictures. They smashed his skull into pieces. We soon made out that these were real bullets they were firing. Rubber bullets also kill because you shoot at very close range, between one-and-a-half and two meters."[http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-212103-israel-killed-more-than-9-threw-wounded-into-sea-witnesses-say.html "Israel killed more than 9, threw wounded into sea, witnesses say"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100606045301/http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-212103-israel-killed-more-than-9-threw-wounded-into-sea-witnesses-say.html |date=6 June 2010 }}, Today's Zaman, 3 June 2010, Retrieved 21 June 2010. {{in lang|en}}}}

His funeral service was held at the Beyazit Mosque in Istanbul on 4 June 2010. And after Salat al-Janazah he was laid to rest in a coffin at Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery beside the grave of Metin Yüksel, who was one of leaders of Akıncılar.[http://www.milliyet.com.tr/ortak-aci-ortak-ofke/guncel/haberdetay/05.06.2010/1246890/default.htm "Ortak acı ortak öfke"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610044218/http://www.milliyet.com.tr/ortak-aci-ortak-ofke/guncel/haberdetay/05.06.2010/1246890/default.htm |date=10 June 2010 }}, Milliyet, 4 June 2010, Retrieved 21 June 2010. {{in lang|tr}}

Demetre Plionis, a Greek activist abroad Mavi Marmara said: “A half hour after the attack, despite electronic warfare, the “Mavi Marmara” ship continued to broadcast images on the internet thanks to a sophisticated system run by a Turkish volunteer. Then, I saw him dead after he was shot in the head.” referring to Cevdet Kılıçlar. “The broadcast was discontinued when the person who was running the network was killed,” he added.[http://intifada-palestine.com/2010/06/flotilla-greek-witness-israeli-forces-killed-turkish-activist-to-stop-media-broadcast "FLOTILLA: Greek Witness: Israeli Forces killed Turkish Activist to Stop Media Broadcast", Intifada] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610044859/http://intifada-palestine.com/2010/06/flotilla-greek-witness-israeli-forces-killed-turkish-activist-to-stop-media-broadcast/ |date=10 June 2010 }}, 8 June 2010, Retrieved 21 June 2010. {{in lang|en}}

The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova condemned the killing of Kılıçlar, stating, "I trust that an inquiry that meets international requirements will shed light on the events that led to Cevdet Kılıçlar's death and to the injuring of Indonesian cameraman Sura Fachrizaz."[https://archive.today/20120712115632/http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=30563&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html Communication and Information Sector's news service], UNESCO, 15 June 2010, Retrieved 21 June 2010. {{in lang|en}}

Ankara Municipality renamed 1433. street at Ankara's Çukurambar neighbourhood to his memory as "Şehit Cevdet Kılıçlar Sokağı".{{cite web|url=http://www.haber7.com/haber/20100813/Gazze-sehitlerinin-ismi-Ankarada-yasayacak.php|title=Gazze şehitlerinin ismi Ankara'da yaşayacak|date=13 August 2010|publisher=Haber7|accessdate=19 December 2010}}

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20100614104823/http://www.timeturk.com/fotogaleri.asp?kat=1323 Photo gallery: "Şehid Cevdet Kılıçlar'ın objektifinden dünya", Time Turk]
• [https://www.flickr.com/photos/48893402@N02/ Photo gallery: photographs taken by Cevdet Kılıçlar in flickr.com]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20100606034714/http://www.analizmerkezi.com/Haber/Gundem/03062010/Iste-IHH-Sehidleri---foto--.php Photo gallery: "İşte İHH Şehidleri – foto", Analiz Merkezi]
• [http://woborders.wordpress.com/2010/06/04/turkish-journalist-cevdet-kiliclar-apparently-murdered-on-gaza-flotilla/ "Turkish Journalist Cevdet Kılıçlar apparently murdered on Gaza flotilla", Carwil without Borders]

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