Osman Karahan
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According to the Long War Journal Osman Karahan was a Turkish citizen and lawyer, who was killed in Aleppo, Syria.[1] Karahan founded the Association for the Protection of Human Law.
He was killed in Syria on August 3, 2012.[1] In 2006 the Washington Post quoted Karahan asserting he defended 80 percent of the suspected jihadists in Turkey.[2]
One of Karahan's most prominent clients was Louai Sakka.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bill Roggio (2012-08-06). "Lawyer who defended suspected al Qaeda militants in Turkey killed in Aleppo". Long War Journal. http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/08/lawyer_who_defended.php. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Karl Vick (2006-02-20). "A Bomb-Builder, 'Out of the Shadows': Syrian Linked to Al Qaeda Plots Describes Plan to Attack Cruise Ship in Turkey". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2012-08-06. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2006%2F02%2F19%2FAR2006021901336_pf.html&date=2012-08-06. "The lawyer said he handles almost 80 percent of the criminal cases brought against Islamic militants in Turkey, a practice that increased sharply after Sept. 11, 2001, when Turkey began detaining large numbers of suspects at its borders."
