Hüseyin Velioğlu
Hüseyin Velioğlu | |
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| Born | Hüseyin Durmaz January 1, 1952 |
| Died | January 17, 2000 (aged 48) |
| Cause of death | Shootout |
| Education | Faculty of Political Science, Ankara University |
| Occupation(s) | Islamic bookstore owner, later militant leader |
| Organization | Kurdish Hezbollah |
| Movement | Kurdish nationalism |
Hüseyin Velioğlu (born Hüseyin Durmaz; January 1, 1952 – January 17, 2000) was the founder and leader of the Kurdish Hezbollah, a Kurdish separatist and Islamist group which was designated as a terrorist group by the Turkish government. He was killed by Turkish police during the raids in Istanbul in 2000.