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Turkey’s First Conscientious Objector Tayfun Gönül Passes Away

Turkey’s First Conscientious Objector Tayfun Gönül Passes Away

Turkey’s first conscientious objector to mandatory military service passed away at the age of 54 due to a heart attack on Monday night. A doctor by training, Tayfun Gönül had made critical contributions to the antimilitarist movement in Turkey, according to his friends.

31 July 2012 Ekin Karaca