23.08.1998 - 00:00 | Son Güncellenme:
Munir KOCARSLAN - IZMIR
Kenan Evren, the 7th President of Turkey, who is currently having a vacation in his plato house in Mugla, told to reporters that he has no information to confirm claims that mafia godfather Alaaddin Cakici had been used by the state.
Current President Suleyman Demirel, who hosted the Milliyet columnists in his house the day before, had said: "I have been at this office since 1991 and I've got no information about whether such a man has ever been used in public service." But this brings along the question: "Was Cakici used before 1991?"
Former President Kenan Evren, who came to power by the publicly known "September 12 Coup", responded to claims from his summer house on a plato in Mugla.
"I have no information on that. But maybe the claims are true, but I don't know anything. There may be PKK members or PKK oponents in the mafia. I don't have the position to tell something about the issue. A Presiden't doesn't handle with such issues. I was no Prime Minister, Internal Affairs Minister nor the head of the National Intelligence Agency" he was quoted as saying.
When asked if he is acquinted with mafia godfather Alaaddin Cakici, Mr. Evren said: "The first time I heard his name was when he had his wife murdered in Uludag. I now nothing about him before this event."