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Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Turkish Journalist Cuneyt Koryurek passes away



Dear Readers, Turkey(Turkiye) loss a dear Turkish journalist Cuneyt Koryurek.

This was not bedside or sickness dead....it was Istanbul's kaos traffic!....

A young man with BMW ran over 77 years old Cuneyt Koryurek who was crossing the street .

Cuneyt Koryurek made a huge contribution to Turkish athletics at various levels for nearly half a century.

He served as the General Secretary and the Vice-President of the Turkish Athletic Federation before he held office as President from 1982 to 1984.

He was one of the founders of the Intercontinental Istanbul Eurasia Marathon, which he later served as the Race Director.


Koryurek had been to seven Olympic Games, six times as a journalist and once as the Head of Delegation of the Turkish athletics team.

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