| Revision as of 14:11, 20 September 2012 editGeorge Spurlin (talk | contribs)500 edits per WP:Neutrality and WP:WTA← Previous edit | Revision as of 08:39, 23 September 2012 edit undoE4024 (talk | contribs)7,905 edits Monument inaugurated to the memory of ASALA slain Turkish military attache in OttowaNext edit → | ||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
| The attack was one in a series of attacks on Turkish diplomats around the world. On April 8, 1982, the Turkish Commercial Counselor in Ottawa, ], had been seriously injured in a failed assassination attempt. Two years later, a group of Armenian guerrillas ], killing a Canadian security guard and seriously injuring the ambassador. While those responsible for the other two attacks were caught and prosecuted, the killing of Altikat remains unsolved, despite the offer of a $100,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.<ref name="Col. Atilla Altikat 2002" /> | The attack was one in a series of attacks on Turkish diplomats around the world. On April 8, 1982, the Turkish Commercial Counselor in Ottawa, ], had been seriously injured in a failed assassination attempt. Two years later, a group of Armenian guerrillas ], killing a Canadian security guard and seriously injuring the ambassador. While those responsible for the other two attacks were caught and prosecuted, the killing of Altikat remains unsolved, despite the offer of a $100,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.<ref name="Col. Atilla Altikat 2002" /> | ||
| A monument was inaugurated, on 20 September 2012, to the memory of Col. Altıkat, in Ottowa. The inaguration ceremony was attended by his widow and two children, as well as the Foreign Ministers of Turkey and Canada, Ahmet Davutoğlu and John Baird, respectively.<ref>http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/canada-honors-turkish-diplomat-with-monument.aspx?pageID=238&nID=30725&NewsCatID=359</ref> | |||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 08:39, 23 September 2012
Colonel Atilla Altikat was the Turkish military attaché to Ottawa, Canada, who was assassinated in 1982. The Armenian militant group, Justice Commandos Against Armenian Genocide, claimed responsibility for the attack. The act was forcefully condemned by the Prime Minister of Canada, Pierre Trudeau.
Before being assigned to Ottawa in 1981, Altikat had been an officer in the Turkish Air Force. He was married and had two teenage children. Altikat was killed on his way to work at around 9:00 a.m. on August 23, 1982. When his car stopped for a red light on the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway at Island Park Drive, a car stopped nearby, a passenger got out and fired nine shots from a 9 mm Browning handgun through the passenger window of the car, killing the diplomat instantly.
The attack was one in a series of attacks on Turkish diplomats around the world. On April 8, 1982, the Turkish Commercial Counselor in Ottawa, Kani Güngör, had been seriously injured in a failed assassination attempt. Two years later, a group of Armenian guerrillas attacked the Turkish Embassy in Ottawa, killing a Canadian security guard and seriously injuring the ambassador. While those responsible for the other two attacks were caught and prosecuted, the killing of Altikat remains unsolved, despite the offer of a $100,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.
A monument was inaugurated, on 20 September 2012, to the memory of Col. Altıkat, in Ottowa. The inaguration ceremony was attended by his widow and two children, as well as the Foreign Ministers of Turkey and Canada, Ahmet Davutoğlu and John Baird, respectively.
See also
- List of Turkish diplomats
- List of assassinated people from Turkey
- List of Turkish diplomats assassinated by Armenian Terrorist Organisations
References
- ^ "Turks honour memory of assassinated diplomat: Killer still at large 20 years after slaying of Col. Atilla Altikat;" Susan Burgess. The Ottawa Citizen. Aug 28, 2002. pg. B.9
- "Turkish diplomat praises protection despite shooting" Charlotte Montgomery. The Globe and Mail. Aug 31, 1982. pg. P.8
- "Ottawa's day of terror: Fifteen years after a high-profile slaying, the killer is still free." Jake Rupert. The Ottawa Citizen. Sep 28, 1997. pg. B.5.
- http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/canada-honors-turkish-diplomat-with-monument.aspx?pageID=238&nID=30725&NewsCatID=359