Turkey finally corrects official records on death of Yilmaz Guney

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Aug. 16 1997

       Turkey finally corrects official records on death of Yilmaz Guney
                                       
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   Turkish Daily News
   
   Ankara- Turkey has finally officially recognized the death of actor
   Yilmaz Guney, who passed away in 1984 in Paris, the Anatolia news
   agency reported.
   
   Until now, Turkish records had stated that Guney was still alive but a
   notice was recently sent from France noting that Guney died on Sept.
   9, 1984, and this has been entered into the official records.
   
   The lawyer for Guney's sister Leyla Demirezen said the situation was
   an example of how poorly the official records were kept in Turkey.
   "Everyone knew Guney was dead yet nobody corrected the official
   records until our attempt," said the lawyer.
   
   Yilmaz Guney, who had fled to Paris from prison on Oct. 11, 1981, was
   stripped of his Turkish citizenship by the government. Guney had
   received the 1981 Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix for his movie "Yol"
   (The Road).
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