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| '''Doğan Türkmen''' is a former ] diplomat. | '''Doğan Türkmen''' is a former ] diplomat. | ||
| He served in ] as ambassador of the ] to ] from January 28, 1969, to December 16, 1971.<ref>. Retrieved 3 December 2007.</ref> | He served in ] for a short period between 27.02.1968-22.05.1968 as ambassador of the ] to ] before being transferred to ], ] where he served from January 28, 1969, to December 16, 1971.<ref>http://islamabad.be.mfa.gov.tr/MissionChiefHistory.aspx</ref><ref>. Retrieved 3 December 2007.</ref> | ||
| On February 6, 1980, while serving as ambassador to ] in ], he was targeted by the Armenian militant organization ]. He was shot at, but escaped with minor wounds. An ] named Max Klindjian, was subsequently arrested in ], ] and returned to Switzerland for trial; he was sentenced as an accessory to two years of prison. The JCAG claimed credit for the attack. | On February 6, 1980, while serving as ambassador to ] in ], he was targeted by the Armenian militant organization ]. He was shot at, but escaped with minor wounds. An ] named Max Klindjian, was subsequently arrested in ], ] and returned to Switzerland for trial; he was sentenced as an accessory to two years of prison. The JCAG claimed credit for the attack. | ||
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Doğan Türkmen is a former Turkish diplomat.
He served in Islamabad for a short period between 27.02.1968-22.05.1968 as ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Pakistan before being transferred to Lagos, Nigeria where he served from January 28, 1969, to December 16, 1971.
On February 6, 1980, while serving as ambassador to Switzerland in Bern, he was targeted by the Armenian militant organization JCAG. He was shot at, but escaped with minor wounds. An Armenian named Max Klindjian, was subsequently arrested in Marseilles, France and returned to Switzerland for trial; he was sentenced as an accessory to two years of prison. The JCAG claimed credit for the attack.
He received the "Distinguished Service Award" conferred by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey in the year 2001.
See also
References
- http://islamabad.be.mfa.gov.tr/MissionChiefHistory.aspx
- Embassy website. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
External links
- Template:Tr icon http://www.oncevatan.com.tr/ADetay.asp?yazar=11&yz=5064
- Template:Tr icon http://yayim.meb.gov.tr/dergiler/sayi38/173.htm Archived 2007-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Template:Tr icon http://www.lahana.org/tarih/1980.htm
- http://www.tkb.org/Incident.jsp?incID=194