İpekçi was murdered on February 1, 1979, in his car in front of his apartment residence in this street by Mehmet Ali Ağca, who later became famous for his failed assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II.
İpekçi dibunuh pada 1 Februari 1979 di mobilnya di depan tempat tinggal apartemennya di jalan tersebut oleh Mehmet Ali Ağca, yang kemudian menjadi terkenal karena upaya pembunuhannya yang gagal terhadap Paus Yohanes Paulus II.