About Sami Hoştan
Lived 1947 – 2015 (aged 67). Sami Hoştan was a Turkish criminal.
Sami Hoştan (1 July 1947 – 11 May 2015 ), also known as Arnavut Sami Sami the Albanian, was a Turkish suspect in the Ergenekon trials. He was a former partner of casino king Ömer Lütfü Topal; he was acquitted of Topal's murder in 2001. He was a friend of Abdullah Çatlı's; he was one of the first to arrive to collect Çatlı's body from the scene of the 1996 Susurluk car crash. He was arrested as part of the Ergenekon investigation in January 2008.
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Who was Sami Hoştan?
Turkish suspected criminal
When was Sami Hoştan born?
Sami Hoştan was born on 1 July 1947 in Skopje.
When did Sami Hoştan die?
Sami Hoştan died on 11 May 2015 in Istanbul, Turkey.
What was Sami Hoştan's occupation?
Sami Hoştan was a criminal.
What nationality was Sami Hoştan?
Sami Hoştan was Turkish.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Sami Hoştan. https://biography.guide/sami-hostan/
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