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Who Is Oral Çelik, and Where Is He From? What Was His Role in the Assassinations of Abdi İPekçi and the Pope?

Summary by Karar Gazetesi
Oral Çelik, a former ultranationalist and a key figure in the assassinations of Abdi İpekçi and Pope John Paul II, which left their mark on Türkiye's recent political history, passed away on August 30, 2026, at Ankara Hacettepe University Hospital, where he was being treated for a brain hemorrhage.
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Oral Çelik, who died at the age of 67, was receiving treatment in the intensive care unit at Hacettepe Hospital after suffering a brain hemorrhage. His name was linked to the assassination attempts on Abdi İpekçi and the Pope, as well as numerous other murders: Oral Çelik died. (Medyascope)

Oral Çelik, who was tried and acquitted in the Abdi İpekçi assassination and accused of being the "second gunman" in the assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II, died at the age of 67 after suffering a brain hemorrhage. Çelik, who years later recounted his role in Mehmet Ali Ağca's escape from prison, had a life that spanned from the violent environment of ultranationalists to fake identities and escape routes in Europe, from the Susurluk Com…

Who Is Oral Çelik?

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Oral Çelik, a former ultranationalist and a key figure in the assassinations of Abdi İpekçi and Pope John Paul II, which left their mark on Türkiye's recent political history, passed away on August 30, 2026, at Ankara Hacettepe University Hospital, where he was being treated for a brain hemorrhage.

Oral Çelik, known for his involvement in the assassination of Abdi İpekçi and the attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II, passed away while receiving treatment at the Neurology Intensive Care Unit of Hacettepe University Hospital following a cerebral hemorrhage.

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Haber Sitesi ODATV broke the news on Sunday, August 30, 2026.
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