Identifier
Created
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04ANKARA6370
2004-11-10 15:53:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ankara
Cable title:  

GUANTANAMO: TURKS CLAIM TURKISH CITIZENSHIP FOR

Tags:  PTER KAWC PINR PREL TU IZ 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 006370 

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/09/2014
TAGS: PTER KAWC PINR PREL TU IZ
SUBJECT: GUANTANAMO: TURKS CLAIM TURKISH CITIZENSHIP FOR
DETAINEE, SEEK INFORMATION ON HIS STATUS

Classified By: Counselor for Political-Military Affairs Timothy A. Bett
s for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).

C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 006370

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/09/2014
TAGS: PTER KAWC PINR PREL TU IZ
SUBJECT: GUANTANAMO: TURKS CLAIM TURKISH CITIZENSHIP FOR
DETAINEE, SEEK INFORMATION ON HIS STATUS

Classified By: Counselor for Political-Military Affairs Timothy A. Bett
s for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).


1. (U) This is an action request--please see para. 3.


2. (C) On November 10, Togan Oral of MFA's Directorate for
Intelligence handed PolMilOff a copy of a Turkish national
registration document for Mesut Sen. According to the Turks,
this is the same Mesut Sen (US9BE-00296DP) who is currently
detained at Guantanamo and classified by DoD as a Belgian
citizen (and not a Turk). The GOT claims that Sen is (or is
also) a Turkish citizen and requests access to information
regarding Sen's current status and welfare. According to
Oral, this document (Nufus Kayit Ornek in Turkish, or
Population Document Copy) is commonly used as proof of
Turkish citizenship. The document shows that Mesut Sen was
born Feb. 20, 1981 in Belgium. The document also lists
details about his parents and siblings (apparently he is a
twin). MFA's Oral also requested that the contents of the
document--which includes personal information about other
members of Sen's family--not be released to the public out of
respect for Turkish data privacy laws.


3. (C) Action Request: Embassy will forward the document,
which is a legible certified photocopy but of poor quality,
to EUR/SE by registered pouch (registry number 9007445).
Request the Department, upon verification that the Mesut Sen
listed is the person currently detained at Guantanamo,
provide information on his status that we can pass to the GOT.
EDELMAN