List of Turkish diplomats assassinated by Armenian militant organisations



This is a list of Turkish diplomats and other officials assassinated by Armenian militant organisations. The Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA) and Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide (JCAG) were Armenian nationalist militant groups that targeted Turkish diplomats and officials in Europe, the Middle East, and North America in a series of bombings, shootings, and other attacks. The group aimed to draw international attention to the Armenian genocide and to pressure Turkey to acknowledge the killings as a genocide. The attacks resulted in the deaths of dozens of people, including Turkish diplomats, embassy staff, and bystanders, and injured many more. The group's actions were widely condemned by the international community including the Reagan administration that labelled the assassinations as terrorism. In the following years, the international community's response led to a wave of arrests and extraditions of ASALA members. The ASALA and JCAG attacks and the Armenian genocide remain highly sensitive and controversial topics in Turkey, and discussions of the events are often met with strong emotions and heated political debates. Despite this, the attacks serve as a reminder of the ongoing tensions and historical wounds that continue to affect Armenian-Turkish relations to this day.