Galip Balkar
Galip Balkar | |
|---|---|
| 27th Turkish Ambassador to Yugoslavia | |
| In office 1 November 1981 – 9 March 1983 | |
| President | Kenan Evren |
| Preceded by | |
| Succeeded by | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1936 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Died | 11 March 1983 (aged 47) Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Alma mater | Ankara University |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Galip Balkar (1936 – 11 March 1983) was a Turkish diplomat. He was assassinated by two Armenian gunmen in 1983 during his duty as the Turkish ambassador to Yugoslavia.
Life and career[]
Galip Balkar was born in 1936 in Istanbul. He graduated from Ankara University, Law School. In 1959, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was appointed the Ambassador of Turkey to Yugoslavia in 1981.
Assassination[]
On 9 March 1983,[1] two Armenian gunmen opened fire with small firearms[2] at Galip Balkar's auto, which stopped for a red light at a major downtown intersection in Belgrade.[2] Balkar and his chauffeur Necati Kaya were wounded, the condition of the ambassador being critical.[2] The two assailants then attempted to run away from the scene, and killed a Yugoslav student, Željko Milivojević, who tried to prevent their escape.[3] Two Yugoslav security agents in the area chased them and shots were exchanged.[2] The gunmen wounded one of the agents, Slobodan Brajević. Another shot aimed at Brajević had ricocheted off a wall and slightly wounded an office worker, Zorica Solotić.[4]
Galip Balkar died on 11 March[5] in the neurosurgical clinic in Belgrade where he was in critical condition after emergency surgery for two bullet wounds, one in the head, the other through the right shoulder to the spine.
See also[]
- Assassination of Galip Balkar
- List of assassinated people from Turkey
- List of Turkish diplomats assassinated by Armenian militant organisations
References[]
- ^ Terrorist Group Profiles. ISBN 1-56806-864-6. August 1989, p. 53
- ^ a b c d "Gunmen Wound Turkish Envoy to Belgrade". The Washington Post. March 10, 1983.
- ^ Assassins of Turkish ambassador indicted. Yuqoslav News Agency. September 14, 1983, Wednesday
- ^ Assassination of Turkish Ambassador to Yugoslavia. BBC Summary of World Broadcasts. March 14, 1983, Saturday
- ^ "Turk Dies in Belgrade; Two Gunmen Held". The New York Times. March 12, 1983.
- 1936 births
- 1983 deaths
- People from Istanbul
- Assassinated Turkish diplomats
- Turkish people murdered abroad
- People murdered in Yugoslavia
- Ankara University Faculty of Law alumni
- Ambassadors of Turkey to Yugoslavia