Dogan Turkmen
Encyclopedia
Doğan Türkmen is a former Turkish
diplomat.
He served in Lagos
as ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Nigeria
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 terrorist 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.
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
diplomat.
He served in Lagos
Lagos
Lagos is a port and the most populous conurbation in Nigeria. With a population of 7,937,932, it is currently the third most populous city in Africa after Cairo and Kinshasa, and currently estimated to be the second fastest growing city in Africa...
as ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
from January 28, 1969, to December 16, 1971.
On February 6, 1980, while serving as ambassador to Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
in Bern, he was targeted by the Armenian terrorist organization JCAG
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...
. He was shot at, but escaped with minor wounds. An Armenian
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
named Max Klindjian, was subsequently arrested in Marseilles, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan 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.
External links
http://www.oncevatan.com.tr/ADetay.asp?yazar=11&yz=5064 http://yayim.meb.gov.tr/dergiler/sayi38/173.htm http://www.lahana.org/tarih/1980.htm- http://www.tkb.org/Incident.jsp?incID=194