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Daniş Tunalıgil
39th Turkish Ambassador to Austria
In office
1 January 1973 – 22 October 1975
PresidentCevdet Sunay
Fahri Korutürk
Preceded byHüveyda Mayatepek
Succeeded byAsaf İnhan
27th Turkish Ambassador to the Netherlands
In office
30 November 1970 – 2 November 1973
PresidentCevdet Sunay
Preceded byVahit Halefoğlu
Succeeded byOktay Cankardeş
22nd Turkish Ambassador to Yugoslavia
In office
23 July 1964 – 18 September 1968
PresidentCemal Gürsel
Preceded byOrhan Eralp
Succeeded byÜstün Gündoğdu
6th Turkish Ambassador to Jordan
In office
29 April 1960 – 1 July 1964
PresidentCemal Gürsel
Preceded byMahmut Dikerdem
Succeeded byHüveyda Mayatepek
Personal details
Born1915
Ankara, Turkey
Died22 October 1975(1975-10-22) (aged 60)
Vienna, Austria
SpouseFerzane Tunalıgil
Alma materGalatasaray High School
ProfessionDiplomat

Hüseyin Daniş Tunalıgil (1915 – 22 October 1975) was a Turkish diplomat. He was assassinated by JCAG in 1975 during his duty as the Turkish ambassador to Austria.

Life and career

Tunalıgil was born in Ankara, Turkey in 1915. He was graduated from Galatasaray High School in 1933. In 1939, he entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was the ambassador of Turkey to Jordan, Yugoslavia, the Netherlands and Austria.

Assassination

Main article: Assassination of Daniş Tunalıgil

On 22 October 1975, three gunmen armed with automatic weapons entered his office in the Turkish Embassy in Vienna, Austria after disarming the security guards at the gate. They asked Daniş Tunalıgil whether he was the ambassador, and killed him when he confirmed that he was. The three gunmen left the embassy quickly and escaped by a car.

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References

  1. Newspaper Milliyet October 22, 2004 Template:Tr icon
  2. Oku July 4, 2007 Template:Tr icon
  3. Eskişehir Province Culture and Tourism Directorate Template:Tr icon
Diplomatic posts
Preceded byMahmut Dikerdem Turkish Ambassador to Jordan
1960–1964 		Succeeded byHüveyda Mayatepek
Preceded byOrhan Eralp Turkish Ambassador to Yugoslavia
1964–1968 		Succeeded byÜstün Gündoğdu
Preceded byVahit Halefoğlu Turkish Ambassador to the Netherlands
1970–1973 		Succeeded byOktay Cankardeş
Preceded byHüveyda Mayatepek Turkish Ambassador to Austria
1973–1975 		Succeeded byAsaf İnhan

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