assassination of Abdi İpekçi

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The assassination of Abdi İpekçi was the 1979 murder of prominent Turkish journalist and editor-in-chief Abdi İpekçi, a pivotal political crime that shocked Turkey and highlighted rising extremism and instability in the country.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf assassination
murder
political crime
category 1979 crimes in Turkey
Assassinations in Turkey
Murders of journalists
Terrorism in Turkey
chronology occurred during period of intense political violence in Turkey (late 1970s)
country Turkey
date 1979-02-01
followedBy trial of Mehmet Ali Ağca
hasEffectOn freedom of the press in Turkey
public debate on political extremism in Turkey
location Istanbul
Nişantaşı
mediaCoverage extensive national coverage in Turkey
international attention to political instability in Turkey
motive far-right extremism
political
numberOfVictims 1
perpetrator Grey Wolves
Mehmet Ali Ağca
perpetratorIdeology ultranationalist
perpetratorOrganization Grey Wolves
relatedTo Turkish far-right militancy
political violence in Turkey in the 1970s
result increased attention to political violence in Turkey
public outrage in Turkey
significance highlighted political instability in Turkey
highlighted rising extremism in Turkey
pivotal political crime in Turkey
targetedProfession editor-in-chief
journalist
victim Abdi İpekçi
victimNationality Turkish
victimRoleAtTimeOfEvent editor-in-chief of Milliyet
weaponUsed firearm
year 1979

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Mehmet Ali Ağca perpetratorOf assassination of Abdi İpekçi