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The Melbourne Defection That Made Pocket Hercules a Turk

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Wikipedia, Naim Suleymanoglu
Wikimedia FoundationEarly life in Bulgaria, early career, and defection to Turkey section
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While on a trip to the World Cup Final in Melbourne in 1986, Süleymanoğlu escaped his handlers, and after several days in hiding, he defected at the Turkish Embassy in Canberra.
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