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	The following is an incomplete list of ] people murdered by ]s mainly on political and religious grounds. Many of these were ] proponent of ] and the strict ], as it is defined on the ].		The following is an incomplete, chronological list of ] people murdered by ]s mainly on political and religious grounds. Many of these were ] proponent of ] and the strict ], as it is defined on the ].

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	] was editor of the major national newspaper ].		] was editor of the major national newspaper ].<ref></ref>
	On ], ], he ~~was murdered~~ by ], a member of the ultra-] ] who would later try to assassinate the Pope.		*], ]: Killed in his car in the street, where he lived, by ], a member of the ultra-] ], who would later try to assassinate the Pope.

		⚫	===]===
	* 1979: 1 February. Killed, shot as he drove home from work.
		⚫	Professor of Law School at Ankara University\|law at ], faculty of ]; author of books on ]; elected head of the Ankara Bar Association 1969.
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		⚫	* ], ]: Shot in the backhead in front of his house in early morning.<ref></ref> <ref></ref>

	===~~Uğur~~ ~~Mumcu~~===		===]===
		⚫	Pro-secular theologist, female academic
		⚫	* ], ]: Killed by a ].<ref></ref> <ref></ref>

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	Investigative journalist.		Investigative journalist.
		⚫	* ], ]: Killed in front of his home in ] by a bomb installed in his car.<ref></ref>

	* 1993: 24 January. Killed by a car bomb.
⚫	*

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	Academic, writer.		Academic, writer.
	* ~~1999:~~ 21 October. Killed in ] by a bomb ~~which had been~~ placed on the windshield of his car		* ], ]: Killed in ] by a bomb placed on the windshield of his car.<ref></ref> <ref></ref>
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	===Bahriye Üçok===
⚫	Pro-secular theologist, ~~woman~~ ~~professor~~
	* 1990: 6 October. Killed by a ].
	*
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⚫	===Muammer Aksoy===
⚫	Professor of law at ], faculty of ]; author of books on ]; elected head of the Ankara Bar Association 1969.

	* 2000: (January?) shot in the back of the head in front of his house in early morning
	*
⚫	*

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	Council of State member judge~~, murdered in 17 May 2006.~~		Council of State member judge
			*], ]: Murdered during a session in the high court in ]. <ref></ref>

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	*http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4989034.stm
			] journalist and editor-in-chief of the weekly Armenian newspaper '']'' in ].
			*], ]: Shot dead in front of his newspaper's office.<ref></ref>

	==See also==		==See also==
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			==References==
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The following is an incomplete, chronological list of Turkish people murdered by assassins mainly on political and religious grounds. Many of these were intellectuals proponent of laicism and the strict separation of church and state, as it is defined on the Constitution of Turkey.

Abdi İpekçi

Abdi İpekçi was editor of the major national newspaper Milliyet.

February 1, 1979: Killed in his car in the street, where he lived, by Mehmet Ali Ağca, a member of the ultra-nationalist Grey Wolves, who would later try to assassinate the Pope.

Muammer Aksoy

Professor of Law School at Ankara University|law at Ankara University, faculty of political science; author of books on Kemalism; elected head of the Ankara Bar Association 1969.