Taha Carim - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

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

Carim was born in 1914 in Geneva

Geneva

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in a family of a diplomat. After completion of his studies at Galatasaray High School, he went on to study in France, eventually graduating from University of Toulouse

University of Toulouse

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. During the World War II on 29 October 1941, Carim joined the foreign service and would continue working at the ministry for 36 years until his death..
He started his service at the General Secretariat Department and was soon sent to Trade Department where he rose to the rank of 3rd secretary.
In 1948, Carim was sent to work at the Turkish Consulate in Athens

Athens

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. In 1952, after receiving the first rank, he was sent to lead the embassy in Alexandria

Alexandria

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and the same year he started representing Turkey in NATO. In 1957, Carim was appointed Ambassador of Turkey to Caracas

Caracas

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, representing Turkey in Venezuela, Haiti, Ecuador and Colombia. In 1960-1961, he served as an Ambassador in Karachi

Karachi

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, in 1961-1965 in Ottawa

Ottawa

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and in 1965-1976 in Beirut

Beirut

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. In 1971, during the conference on Armenian issues at the Academy of Foreign Affairs, he delivered a speech about centuries old tradition of coexistence of Turkish and Armenian people.

Assassination

On 9 June 1977, Taha Carim was returning to his residence and was ambushed by two Armenian terrorists from front and back. Being shot by the gunmen, Carim was killed instantly. The responbility was claimed by JCAG.

Biography

Assassination

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