List of Turkish diplomats assassinated by Armenian militant organisations
This is a list of Turkish diplomats killed by Armenian militant organisations. The list includes families of diplomats as well as staff members killed as a result of attacks directed against Turkish diplomats.
The attacks that are listed here begin with the assassination of Mehmet Baydar, Turkish Consul General to Los Angeles and Bahadır Demir, Consul at the same Consulate General. Although the attacks against Turkish diplomats began with these assassinations in 1973 by an individual perpetrator, Kourken Yanigian, the Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia and Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide have assumed – or in some cases been accused of – the responsibility of attacks against Turkish diplomats and other Turkish interests in 16 countries between 1975 and 1984.1970s
- Mehmet Baydar, Santa Barbara, California, Consul General, 27 January 1973
- Bahadır Demir, Consul, Santa Barbara, California, 27 January 1973
- İsmail Erez, Paris, Ambassador, 24 October 1975
- Talip Yener, Driver, Paris, 24 October 1975
- Daniş Tunalıgil, Vienna, Ambassador, 27 October 1975
- Oktar Cirit, First Secretary of the Turkish Embassy, Beirut, 16 February 1976
- Taha Carım, Holy See and Italy, Ambassador, 9 June 1977
- Necla Kuneralp, Madrid, Wife of Turkish Ambassador to Madrid, Zeki Kuneralp, 2 June 1978
- Beşir Balcıoğlu, Madrid, Retired Ambassador, brother of Ms Kuneralp 2 June 1978
- Ahmet Benler, The Hague, Ambassador's Son, 12 October 1979
- Yılmaz Çolpan, Paris, Tourism Counsellor, 22 December 1979
1980s
- Galip Özmen, Athens, Attaché, 31 July 1980
- Neslihan Özmen, Athens, Daughter of Attaché Özmen, 31 July 1980
- Şarık Arıyak, Sydney, Consul General, 17 December 1980
- Engin Sever, Attaché, 17 December 1980
- Reşat Moralı, Paris, Labour Attaché, 4 March 1981
- Tecelli Arı, Religion Officer, 4 March 1981
- M. Savaş Yergüç, Geneva, Local Secretary, 9 June 1981
- Cemal Özen, Paris, Attaché, 24 September 1981
- Kemal Arıkan, killed 28 January 1982 in Los Angeles by JCAG members Hampig Sassounian and an accomplice.
- Orhan Gündüz, Boston, Honorary Consul General, 4 May 1982
- Erkut Akbay, Lisbon, Administrative Attaché, 7 June 1982
- Atilla Altıkat, Ottawa, Colonel, Military Attaché, 27 August 1982
- Bora Süelkan, Burgas, Administrative Attaché, 9 September 1982
- Nadide Akbay, Lisbon, Administrative Attaché's Wife, 8 January 1983
- Galip Balkar, Belgrade, Ambassador, 9 March 1983
- Dursun Aksoy, Brussels, Administrative Attaché, 14 July 1983
- Cahide Mıhçıoğlu, Lisbon, Wife of the Counselor, 27 July 1983
- Işık Yönder, Tehran, Husband of Local Secretary, 28 April 1984
- Erdoğan Özen, Vienna, Labour Attaché, 20 June 1984
- Evner Ergun, Vienna, International Officer, 19 November 1984
1990s
- Çetin Görgü, Athens, Press Attaché, 7 October 1991
- Haluk Sipahioğlu, Counselor of the Turkish Embassy, Athens, 4 July 1994
