Fethi Gürcan
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Turkish |
Born | 1922 Ereğli, Turkey |
Died | 27 June 1964 (aged 41–42) Ankara, Turkey |
Sport | |
Sport | Equestrian |
Fethi Gürcan (1922 – 27 June 1964) was a Turkish major and equestrian. He competed in two events at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1] He was executed by the Turkish government in 1964 for his role in a coup attempt two years earlier.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fethi Gürcan Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "Fethi Gürcan". Biyografya (in Turkish). Retrieved 9 October 2021.
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- 1922 births
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- Turkish male equestrians
- Olympic equestrians for Turkey
- Equestrians at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- People from Ereğli, Konya
- 20th-century executions by Turkey
- Executed military personnel
- Turkish Army officers
- Turkish anti-communists
- Turkish nationalists
- People executed for treason against Turkey
- People executed by Turkey by hanging
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