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Re: Obituary: Yussuf Gursey, peace activist & scholar

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athel.cb@gmail.com <user12588@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
> 
> Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> posted:
> 
> > On Mon, 4 Aug 2025 23:23:15 -0600, lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> wrote:
> > 
> > >As I reported in another thread (meaning of names that come from 
> > >languages other than English), an arrest HAS been made.
> > >
> > >See 
> > ><https://www.newhavenindependent.org/article/peace_activist_car_killer_arrested>
> > 
> > Yes, that was where I found the link to the obituary.
> > 
> > I posted it separately as Yussuf Gursey was a respected regular in
> > AUE, and people who remembered him may have missed the link in a
> > rather long article.
> > 
> It's not likely that this will be read by anyone unless they are going through
> old messages, but no matter. Yusuf was one of the most pleasant and helpful
> people I've encountered in Usenet groups. He was very knowledgeable, not only
> about Turkish, his native language, but also about Arabic and Persian, and
> maybe Hebrew. He was always ready to answer any questions he was asked.
> 
> 
> -- 
> athel


i remember being asked a question by Athel-CB and not answering it...
       (but I don't remember the question)
        (i don't mind answering a few questions now)



(i dn't remmer Yussuf Gursey)


is that a recent photo of Athel-CB ?  -- what a good-looking man....
                               Looks like a movie actor!!!

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Re: Obituary: Yussuf Gursey, peace activist & scholar athel.cb@gmail.com <user12588@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-02 15:43 +0000
  Re: Obituary: Yussuf Gursey, peace activist & scholar Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> - 2026-05-02 18:05 -0700
    Re: Obituary: Yussuf Gursey, peace activist & scholar Madhu <enometh@meer.net> - 2026-05-03 09:37 +0530
      Re: Obituary: Yussuf Gursey, peace activist & scholar Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> - 2026-05-02 21:33 -0700
  Re: Obituary: Yussuf Gursey, peace activist & scholar Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> - 2026-05-06 18:39 +0300
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