US embassy cable - 03ANKARA3408

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GOT REQUESTS INFORMATION ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEES

Identifier: 03ANKARA3408
Wikileaks: View 03ANKARA3408 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Ankara
Created: 2003-05-23 14:42:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: PGOV PREL PHUM TU
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

231442Z May 03
C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 003408 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/SE 
 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/23/2008 
TAGS: PGOV, PREL, PHUM, TU 
SUBJECT: GOT REQUESTS INFORMATION ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEES 
 
 
REF: A. ANKARA 796 
     B. ISTANBUL 118 
 
 
Classified by A/DCM John Kunstadter; reasons 1.5 b and d. 
 
 
1. (U) This is an action request. 
 
 
2. (C) In a March 22 meeting with Ambassador, Interior 
Minister Aksu requested information on six Turkish citizens 
he said are being held at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base.  Aksu 
provided names, DOBs and POBs for the detainees, as follows: 
 
 
-- Murat Kurnaz; 3/19/82; Bremen, Germany (Embassy and 
Consulate Istanbul initially requested information on Kurnaz 
reftels). 
 
 
-- Salih Uyar; 4/14/81; Kocaeli, Turkey. 
 
 
-- Yuksel Celikgogus; 9/10/67; Karasu (Sakarya Province), 
Turkey. 
 
 
-- Ibrahim Sen; 10/1/80; Van, Turkey. 
 
 
-- Nuri Mert; 9/27/71; Dogubayazit (Agri Province), Turkey. 
 
 
-- Mesut Sen; 2/20/80; Brussels, Belgium. 
 
 
3. (C) Embassy requests guidance on how to respond to the 
inquiry, including any available information on the health 
and legal status of the detainees. 
 
 
PEARSON 

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