Assassination of Erkut Akbay
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The assassination of Erkut Akbay refers to the murder
of the Turkish
administrative attache, Erkut Akbay, 40, in Lisbon
, where the diplomat was serving, on 7 June, 1982. Akbay was assassinated near his home on the outskirts of the city as he returned home for lunch. He was killed instantly while sitting in his car. His wife, Nadide Akbay, 39, was also shot in the head as she sat beside him. Nadide was rushed to a hospital in a coma
and underwent surgery
. She died after eight months in coma on 11 January, 1983 in Ankara
hospital.
A group calling itself Justice Commandos Against Armenian Genocide
claimed responsibility.
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
of the Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
administrative attache, Erkut Akbay, 40, in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, where the diplomat was serving, on 7 June, 1982. Akbay was assassinated near his home on the outskirts of the city as he returned home for lunch. He was killed instantly while sitting in his car. His wife, Nadide Akbay, 39, was also shot in the head as she sat beside him. Nadide was rushed to a hospital in a coma
Coma
In medicine, a coma is a state of unconsciousness, lasting more than 6 hours in which a person cannot be awakened, fails to respond normally to painful stimuli, light or sound, lacks a normal sleep-wake cycle and does not initiate voluntary actions. A person in a state of coma is described as...
and underwent surgery
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
. She died after eight months in coma on 11 January, 1983 in Ankara
Ankara
Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
hospital.
A group calling itself Justice Commandos Against Armenian Genocide
Justice Commandos Against Armenian Genocide
Justice Commandos against Armenian Genocide was a secret military organization that operated in various western nations from 1975 to 1987...
claimed responsibility.