İsmail Erez
Encyclopedia
İsmail Erez was a Turkish
diplomat who held several high ranking posts in the Turkish Foreign Service.
district of Istanbul
. His parents were graduates of a law school, Hasan Tahsin Erez and Emine Şahande. His mother died when he was only two years old. He graudated from Galatasaray High School with honors and proceeded to the School of Political Science in 1939 and graduated with a degree in 1943.
İsmail Erez then entered the Foreign Service and worked in several positions within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
including representative positions in the United Nations
, World Health Organization
and UNESCO
. After serving as the General Secretary at the Turkish Embassy in Washington, D.C.
, he was appointed the Ambassador of Turkey to Beirut
, Lebanon
on 19 December 1967 serving as an envoy to both Lebanon and Kuwait. In 1970, he was appointed the Ambassador of Turkey to Italy
and from 1972 until 1974 worked at the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey. On 2 November 1974, he was appointed the Ambassador of Turkey to France
.
n terrorists ambushed the automobile killing him and his driver Talip Yener. The death shocked Turkey as they came just two days after the first assassination of a Turkish ambassador to Austria
, Daniş Tunalıgil
by an Armenian terrorist organization JCAG
.
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
diplomat who held several high ranking posts in the Turkish Foreign Service.
Life and career
İsmail Erez was born on 28 September 1919, in BakırköyBakirköy
This article is about a neighbourhood in IstanbulBakırköy is a neighborhood, municipality and district on the European side of İstanbul, Turkey. The quarter is densely populated, has a residential character and is inhabited by a middle class population...
district of Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
. His parents were graduates of a law school, Hasan Tahsin Erez and Emine Şahande. His mother died when he was only two years old. He graudated from Galatasaray High School with honors and proceeded to the School of Political Science in 1939 and graduated with a degree in 1943.
İsmail Erez then entered the Foreign Service and worked in several positions within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkey)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a government ministry office of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for foreign affairs in Turkey. Professor Ahmet Davutoğlu is current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, appointed on May 1, 2009....
including representative positions in the United Nations
United Nations
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, World Health Organization
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
and UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
. After serving as the General Secretary at the Turkish Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, he was appointed the Ambassador of Turkey to Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
, Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
on 19 December 1967 serving as an envoy to both Lebanon and Kuwait. In 1970, he was appointed the Ambassador of Turkey to Italy
Italy
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and from 1972 until 1974 worked at the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey. On 2 November 1974, he was appointed the Ambassador of Turkey to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Assassination
On Friday, 24 October 1975, İsmail Erez was returning from a reception and as his vehicle approached the building of the Turkish Embassy in Paris, a group of 3–4 armed ArmeniaArmenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
n terrorists ambushed the automobile killing him and his driver Talip Yener. The death shocked Turkey as they came just two days after the first 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:...
by an Armenian terrorist organization JCAG
Justice Commandos Against Armenian Genocide
Justice Commandos against Armenian Genocide was a secret military organization that operated in various western nations from 1975 to 1987...
.
See also
- Assassination of Daniş TunalıgilAssassination of Daniş TunalıgilThe 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...
- List of assassinated people from Turkey
- List of diplomatic missions of Turkey
- List of Turkish diplomats assassinated by Armenian Terrorist Organisations