Leyla Söylemez
Leyla Söylemez | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 January 1989 |
| Died | January 9, 2013 (aged 24) Paris, France |
| Cause of death | Execution-style shooting |
| Education | Dicle University |
| Occupation | Kurdish rights advocate |
Leyla Şaylemez (1 January 1989, Mersin - 9 January 2013, Paris).
In Turkey Leyla Şaylemez had an arrest warrant issued against her on charges of "membership of a terrorist organization".
She was assassinated in Paris on 9 January 2013, along with Sakine Cansız and Fidan Doğan. She was shot in the head with a silenced weapon at the Kurdish Information Centre in Paris.[1]