# List of Turkish diplomats assassinated by Armenian militant organisations

This is a list of Turkish diplomats and other officials assassinated by Armenian militant organisations. The Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA) and Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide (JCAG) were Armenian nationalist militant groups that targeted Turkish diplomats and officials in Europe, the Middle East, and North America in a series of bombings, shootings, and other attacks. The group aimed to draw international attention to the Armenian genocide and to pressure Turkey to acknowledge the killings as a genocide. The attacks resulted in the deaths of dozens of people, including Turkish diplomats, embassy staff, and bystanders, and injured many more. The group's actions were widely condemned by the international community including the Reagan administration that labelled the assassinations as terrorism. In the following years, the international community's response led to a wave of arrests and extraditions of ASALA members. The ASALA and JCAG attacks and the Armenian genocide remain highly sensitive and controversial topics in Turkey, and discussions of the events are often met with strong emotions and heated political debates. Despite this, the attacks serve as a reminder of the ongoing tensions and historical wounds that continue to affect Armenian-Turkish relations to this day.

## List of ambassadors

| Ambassador | Status | Diplomatic mission | Assassination date |
| İsmail Erez | Fully accredited | Paris, France | 24 October 1975 |
| Daniş Tunalıgil | Fully accredited | Vienna, Austria | 27 October 1975 |
| Taha Carım | Fully accredited | Vatican City | 9 June 1977 |
| Beşir Balcıoğlu | Not active | Madrid, Spain | 2 June 1978 |
| Galip Balkar | Fully accredited | Belgrade, Serbia | 9 March 1983 |

## List of high-ranking diplomats

| Diplomat | Title | Diplomatic mission | Assassination date |
| Mehmet Baydar | Consul general | Santa Barbara, California | 27 January 1973 |
| Bahadır Demir | Consul | Santa Barbara, California | 27 January 1973 |
| Oktar Cirit | First secretary | Beirut, Lebanon | 16 February 1976 |
| Şarık Arıyak | Consul general | Sydney, Australia | 17 December 1980 |
| Kemal Arıkan | Consul general | Los Angeles, California | 28 January 1982 |
| Orhan Gündüz | Honorary consul general | Somerville, Massachusetts | 4 May 1982 |

## List of security officials

| Individual | Military rank | Title | Diplomatic mission | Assassination date |
| Talip Yener | N/A | Driver | Paris, France | 24 October 1975 |
| Engin Sever | N/A | Security attaché | Sydney, Australia | 17 December 1980 |
| Cemal Özen | N/A | Security attaché | Paris, France | 24 September 1981 |
| Atilla Altıkat | Air Force Colonel | Military attaché | Ottawa, Canada | 27 August 1982 |

## List of general staff

| Diplomat | Title | Diplomatic mission | Assassination date |
| Yılmaz Çolpan | Tourism counsellor | Paris, France | 22 December 1979 |
| Galip Özmen | Administrative attaché | Athens, Greece | 31 July 1980 |
| Reşat Moralı | Labour attaché | Paris, France | 4 March 1981 |
| Tecelli Arı | Religion officer | Paris, France | 4 March 1981 |
| Mehmet Savaş Yergüç | Secretary | Geneva, Switzerland | 9 June 1981 |
| Erkut Akbay | Administrative attaché | Lisbon, Portugal | 7 June 1982 |
| Bora Süelkan | Administrative attaché | Burgas, Bulgaria | 9 September 1982 |
| Dursun Aksoy | Administrative attaché | Brussels, Belgium | 14 July 1983 |
| Erdoğan Özen | Labour attaché | Vienna, Austria | 20 June 1984 |
| Evner Ergun | United Nations officer | Vienna, Austria | 19 November 1984 |

## List of family members

| Individual | Relation | Diplomatic mission | Assassination date |
| Necla Kuneralp | Spouse of incumbent ambassador | Madrid, Spain | 2 June 1978 |
| Ahmet Benler | Son of incumbent ambassador | The Hague, Netherlands | 12 October 1979 |
| Neslihan Özmen | Daughter of incumbent administrative attaché | Athens, Greece | 31 July 1980 |
| Nadide Akbay | Spouse of incumbent administrative attaché | Lisbon, Portugal | 11 January 1983 |
| Cahide Mıhçıoğlu | Spouse of incumbent charge d'affaires | Lisbon, Portugal | 27 July 1983 |
| Işık Yönder | Spouse of a secretary | Tehran, Iran | 28 April 1984 |