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- ↑ "Korhan Abay kimdir?" (in Turkish). Sabah . Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- ↑ "Ali Poyrazoğlu ilk defa anlattı! "12 Eylül döneminde otelde rehin kaldım"" (in Turkish). Mynet. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- Who is who database - Biography of Korhan Abay Archived 2012-02-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Turkish)
