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. | June 9, 1977 – Rome, Italy
Two Armenian gunmen kill the Turkish Ambassador to the Vatican, Taha Carim, in front of his home. The Justice Commandos of Armenian Genocide (JCAG) claims responsibility. June 9, 1981 – Geneva, Switzerland |
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. | The Assembly of Turkish American Associations mourns the victims of the Khojaly massacres in Western Azerbaijan. As Human Rights Watch documented, between February 25 and 26, 1992, the Armenian Armed Forces and Russian 366th Motor Rifle Regiment massacred 613 Azerbaijani civilians, 106 of them women and 83 of them children. Armenian forces took hostage |
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. | The Assembly of Turkish-American Associations (ATAA) remembers the victims of the 1992 Khojaly Massacre, the largest mass killing of civilians during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. On the night of February 25-26, 1992, Armenian armed forces supported by Russia’s 366th Motor-Rifle Regiment attacked and destroyed |
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. | The Assembly of Turkish American Associations (ATAA) strongly condemns the terrorist attack that occurred at the the US Embassy in Ankara earlier today, which killed Embassy security officer, Mustafa Akarsu, and seriously injured numerous civilians, including Associated Press journalist Didem Tuncay. The suicide bomber, Ecevit Sanli, was a member of the leftist DHKP/C (Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party/Front).
We, as Turkish Americans unfortunately share the same fate for being Turks and Americans as both our motherland Turkey and homeland America have been targets of international |
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. | The Assembly of Turkish American Associations remembers Honorable Rauf Denktas on the first anniversary of his death. The founder and the first president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Rauf Denktas was a leading figure in protecting the Turkish Cypriots from annihilation and ethnic cleansing at the hands of Greek and Greek Cypriot terrorists on the island of Cyprus (1963-1974). |
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. | Two Armenian gunmen assassinate Turkish Consul General, Sarik Ariyak, and his security officer, Engin Sever, as the Turkish officials are walking toward their vehicle. Ariyak dies instantly and the bodyguard dies on the way to the hospital. A spokesperson for the Australian Ministry of Foreign Affairs states, |
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. | Today we celebrate the 89th Anniversary of the Turkish Republic.
Following the Turkish War of Independence, which ended in a decisive Turkish victory for the Turkish people in August 1922, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk embarked on intensive and |
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. | October 24, 1975, Paris, France
An Armenian gunman assassinates the Turkish Ambassador to France, Ismail Erez, also killing the Ambassador’s chauffeur, Talip Yener. Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia |
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. | Four Armenian gunmen seize the Turkish Consulate, taking 56 people hostage for 16 hours. During the siege, Armenian gunman Kevork Guzelian shoots and seriously wounds Consul Kaya Inal and a Turkish Chief Inspector, Cemal Ozen.
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. | July 27, 1983 – Lisbon, Portugal
Five Armenian gunmen – “The Lisbon Five” – storm the Turkish Embassy in Lisbon, killing a Portuguese law enforcement officer and wounding another. A Turkish security officer kills |
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. | Mainstream Turkish citizens of Kurdish heritage, who contribute to Turkey’s rich diversity of over 30 ethnic groups and 75 million people, do not support the PKK and do not support violence. There has never been apartheid, segregation, or statute based discrimination against Turkish citizens of Kurdish heritage. The vast majority of Turkish Kurds have integrated with the diverse ethnicity of Turkey and significantly contribute to Turkey’s economic, political, and cultural strengths. |
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. | Assembly of Turkish (from Turkey) American Associations Celebrates May 19th Atatürk, Youth & Sports Day
Turkish Americans have what it takes to be a successful American heritage community based on strong grassroots nationwide, because one of the world’s greatest grassroots achievements |
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. | all community efforts to help apprehend the assassin came to a halt. The Somerville Police Department and FBI were never able to apprehend the assassin.
ATAA condemns these acts of violence against innocent individuals and remembers these tragedies |
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. | April 8, 1982 – Ottawa, Canada
Armenian gunmen open fire on Turkish Embassy Commercial Attaché, Mr. Kani Gungor, as he enters the garage of his apartment complex. The following day Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA) issues a statement, “We warn the Canadian authorities that any attempt to persecute the Armenian community in Canada |
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. | Two Armenian gunmen assassinate Turkish Consul General, Kemal Arikan, in his automobile while he waits at an intersection. The Justice Commandos of Armenian Genocide (JCAG) claims responsibility. One of the assassins, Hampig Sassounian, a 19-year-old Armenian American member of the JCAG is arrested shortly thereafter. |
