The assassination of Taha Carim, Turkish

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 diplomat and ambassador to Vatican City

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 took place on 9 June 1975 in Rome

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, Italy

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.

Background

The assault on Carim took place two years after the shocking assassination of a Turkish ambassador to Austria

Assassination of Daniş Tunalıgil

The assassination of Daniş Tunalıgil, Turkish diplomat and ambassador to Austria took place on 22 October 1975. He was murdered by Justice Commandos Against Armenian Genocide , an Armenian terrorist group accusing the Turkish government of genocide against Armenians.-Background:Turkish Airlines...

, Daniş Tunalıgil

Danis Tunaligil

Hüseyin Daniş Tunalıgil was a Turkish diplomat. He was assassinated by JCAG in 1975 during his duty as the Turkish ambassador to Austria.-Life and career:...

 and assassination of a Turkish ambassador to France

Assassination of İsmail Erez

The assassination of Ismail Erez, Turkish diplomat and ambassador to France took place on Friday, 24 October 1975, just two days after the first assassination of a Turkish ambassador to Austria, Daniş Tunalıgil by an Armenian terrorist organization JCAG....

, Ismail Erez

İsmail Erez

İsmail Erez was a Turkish diplomat who held several high ranking posts in the Turkish Foreign Service.-Life and career:...

 by an Armenian militants belonging to terrorist organization JCAG. Taha Carim

Taha Carim

Taha Carim was a Turkish diplomat who held several high ranking posts in Turkish foreign service and was assassinated by Armenian terrorists from JCAG.-Biography:...

 was serving as an Ambassador to Vatican since 2 November 1973. In March 1977, he was already threatened to be killed by Armenian militant groups. Due to earlier attacks on Turkish diplomats resulting in death, the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkey)

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 decided to send security personnel to Turkish diplomatic missions abroad. Some time later, the Ambassador Carim requested the Italian police

Italian police

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 to lift the security service. Instead, he sufficed by obtaining a pistol to protect himself.

The attack

Carim was returning to his residence, and was shot by two unidentified gunmen from front and back having no chance of resistance. The responbility was claimed by JCAG.

See also

• List of attacks by the Justice Commandos Against Armenian Genocide
• Assassination of Daniş Tunalıgil
  Assassination of Daniş Tunalıgil
  The assassination of Daniş Tunalıgil, Turkish diplomat and ambassador to Austria took place on 22 October 1975. He was murdered by Justice Commandos Against Armenian Genocide , an Armenian terrorist group accusing the Turkish government of genocide against Armenians.-Background:Turkish Airlines...
  
  
• ASALA
  Asala
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