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Tahir Elçi
Personal details
Born1966
Cizre, Şırnak Province, Turkey
DiedNovember 28, 2015(2015-11-28) (aged 48–49)
Diyarbakır, Turkey
EducationLaw
OccupationLawyer, activist
File:Tahir Elçi on 28 November 2015.jpg
Tahir Elçi immediately before his death at the press conference of 28 November 2015

Tahir Elçi (1966 – November 28, 2015) was a Kurdish lawyer and the chairman of Diyarbakır Bar Association. He was killed in the Sur district of Diyarbakir in the southeastern region of Turkey on 28 November 2015.[1][2] He was shot once in the head while giving a press statement at the "Four-legged Minaret" of Sheikh Matar Mosque calling for an end to violence.[1]

Elçi was detained several times and received death threats after saying the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) should not be regarded as a terrorist organization.[3] In October 2015, Elçi was detained by Turkish authorities on charges of disseminating "terrorist propaganda" on behalf of the PKK.[1]

Controversy surrounding death

The Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) called the shooting a "planned assassination," and protests erupted in Turkey after Elçi's killing.[1] Elçi's brother Ahmet Elçi was quoted as saying that his brother was "murdered by the state."[4] A Turkish official later issued a statement saying that "we aren't ruling out the possibility that a third party directly targeted him."[3] Suspected perpetrators include the Grey Wolves, A Turkish ultra-nationalist mafia-like political organization responsible for many high-profile assassinations including the Pope John Paul II assassination attempt in which he was shot four times but survived, a group which has also influenced military coups in Turkey and has murdered thousands of PKK-linked activists, politicians & militant leaders.[5]

Anti-government protests in Turkey with crowds shouting "You can't kill us all" followed the attack.[1][3]

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e Bozarsian, Mahmut (28 November 2015). "Protests as top Kurdish lawyer gunned down in Turkey". Yahoo! News. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Tahir Elçi killed in clashes". Milliyet (in Turkish). 28 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "Pro-Kurdish lawyer Tahir Elci shot dead in Turkey". BBC. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Tahir Elçi'nin abisi: Net olan tek şey var; kardeşimi devlet katletti" (in Turkish). ANF. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  5. ^ http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Diyarbakir:-the-murder-of-lawyer-activist-Tahir-El%C3%A7i-fuels-conflict-between-Turks-and-Kurds-36016.html
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