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İlhan Sami Çomak

01 Jan, 1970 in Karlıova

İlhan Çomak (born 1973) is a Kurdish poet from Karlıova in Bingöl Province. In 1994, Çomak was studying at the University of Istanbul when he was arrested being associated with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). He denies the charges against him and he eventually confessed to the charges under torture.... In jail, Çomak has released eight books of poetry and become one of Turkey's longest serving political prisoners.

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