Andrei Karlov
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Andrei Karlov Андрeи Кaрлов | |
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| Russia Ambassador to Turkey | |
| In office 12 July 2013 – 19 December 2016 | |
| President | Vladimir Putin |
| Preceded by | Vladimir Ivanovsky |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Russia Ambassador to North Korea | |
| In office 9 July 2001 – 20 December 2006 | |
| President | Vladimir Putin |
| Preceded by | Valery Denisov |
| Succeeded by | Valery Sukhinin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrei Gennadyevich Karlov 4 February 1954[1] Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 19 December 2016 (aged 62) Ankara, Turkey |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Moscow State Institute of International Relations |
Andrei Gennadyevich Karlov (Russian: Андре́й Генна́дьевич Ка́рлов; 4 February 1954 – 19 December 2016) was a Russian career diplomat who served as the Russian Ambassador to Turkey and North Korea. On 19 December 2016, Karlov was assassinated at an art gallery exhibition in Ankara, Turkey by Mevlüt Mert Altıntaş, an off-duty Turkish policeman.[2][3][4][5][6]
Biography
Karlov was born in Moscow on 4 February 1954.[7][8] In 1976, Karlov graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations. That same year he joined the diplomatic service. In 1992, he graduated from the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Foreign Ministry. He was fluent in Korean, and served in different roles in the USSR embassy in North Korea from 1979-1984, 1986-1991, before having served as Russia's ambassador to North Korea from 2001 to 2006.[8] Between 1992 and 1997 he worked in the Russian embassy in South Korea.[8]
From 2007 to 2009, Karlov served as Deputy Director of the Consular Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry. He was promoted to director of the department in January 2009. He was appointed ambassador to Turkey in July 2013.[1]
Karlov was married and had a son.[1]
Assassination
On 19 December 2016, Karlov was shot and killed by Mevlüt Mert Altıntaş (born 1994), an off-duty Turkish police officer, at an art exhibition in Ankara, Turkey.[9]
A video of the attack showed the assassin crying out: "Don't forget Aleppo, don't forget Syria!" and "Allahu Akbar" (God is Greatest) while holding a gun in one hand and waving the other in the air.[10] The attacker also shouted,"Stand back! Stand back! Only death will take me out of here. Anyone who has a role in this oppression will die one by one."[11] The assailant shouted in Arabic and Turkish.[12] The assassin, who was dressed in a suit and tie, opened fire at Karlov at point-blank range while the ambassador was delivering his speech.[12]
The assassination took place after several days of protests by the Turkish people over Russian involvement in the Syrian Civil War and the battle over Aleppo, though the Russian and Turkish governments had been negotiating a ceasefire.[12]
References
- ^ a b c "Посол России в Турции Андрей Карлов. Досье" [Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov. dossier]. www.aif.ru. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Russian ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov shot dead in Ankara". BBC News. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ Arango, Tim; Gladstone, Rick (19 December 2016). "Russian Ambassador to Turkey Is Assassinated in Ankara". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Убийство посла РФ в Анкаре. Хроника событий" [After the murder of the Russian Federation in Ankara. Chronicle of events]. ТАСС (in Russian). 19 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Russische ambassadeur Turkije overlijdt na aanslag in Ankara". De Volkskrant. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Russia's ambassador to Turkey assassinated in Ankara". Business Insider. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Посол России в Турции скончался после нападения в Анкаре" [Russian Ambassador in Turkey dead after an attack in Ankara] (in Russian). Interfax.ru. 2016-12-19. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
- ^ a b c "Curriculum Vitae of H.E. Andrey Karlov, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Turkey". www.turkey.mid.ru. Embassy of the Russian Federation in Turkey. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
- ^ Catherine E. Shoichet & Nick Thompson, Russia's ambassador to Turkey assassinated in Ankara, CNN (December 19, 2016).
- ^ Tuvan Gumrukcu & Umit Bektas, Russian ambassador shot dead in Ankara gallery, Reuters (December 19, 2016).
- ^ "Russian ambassador to Turkey dead: Andrey Karlov dies after being shot in Ankara". The Independent. 2016-12-19.
- ^ a b c "Russian ambassador Andrei Karlov shot and injured in Turkey". BBC news. 2016-12-19.
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