Esat Oktay Yıldıran
Esat Oktay Yıldıran | |
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| Born | 15 February 1949 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Died | 22 October 1988 (aged 39) Ümraniye, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Allegiance | Turkey |
| Branch | Turkish Land Forces |
| Rank | Major |
| Battles / wars | Turkish invasion of Cyprus PKK insurgency |
| Children | 2 |
Esat Oktay Yıldıran (15 February 1949 – 22 October 1988) was a Turkish military officer who was appointed governor of the Diyarbakır Prison after the 1980 Turkish coup d'état. During the PKK insurgency, Yıldıran became known for his extensive torture of PKK aligned Kurds in the Diyarbakır Prison. Many inmates either committed suicide or died on hunger strikes in the penitentiary.