On this day, in 1984, two Armenian gunmen attempt to assassinate Turkish Embassy Administrative Attaché Ibrahim Ozdemir as he leaves his home. They are apprehended by Teheran law enforcement officers responding to a call by Ozdemir…
Armenian Terrorism
Armenian Terrorism on 3.9.1983
On this day, in 1983, two Armenian gunmen assassinate the Turkish Ambassador to Yugoslavia, Galip
Balkar, and seriously wound his chauffeur, Necati Kayar, in central Belgrade.
One of the gunmen, Antranig Boghosian (a.k.a. Harutiun Levonian), also opens
fire on and seriously wounds a Yugoslav Colonel, other gunman, Raffi Elbekian, opens fire on the civilians, killing a
young male student and wounding a young girl.
TurkishPAC Mourns the Victims of the Khojaly Massacres in Western Azerbaijan
TurkishPAC mourns the victims of the Khojaly massacres. As various international organizations such as Memorial Human Rights Center and Human Rights Watch documented, between February 25th and 26th, 1992, the Armenian Armed Forces with the help of the Russian 366th Motor Rifle Regiment butchered 613 Azerbaijani civilians in cold blood, 106 of them women … Read more
Armenian Terrorism on 01.28.1982
On this day in 1982, two Armenian gunmen assassinate Turkish Consul General, Kemal Arikan, in Los Angeles, California, USA while he was waiting in his automobile at an intersection. JCAG (The Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide) claims responsibility. One of the assassins, Hampig Sassounian, a 19-year-old Armenian American member of the JCAG, is arrested shortly thereafter. Sassounian’s father states on public television, "I am glad that a Turk was killed…
Armenian Terrorism on 12.17.1980
On this day, in 1980, two Armenian gunmen assassinate Turkish Consul General, Sarik Ariyak, and his bodyguard, Engin Sever in Sydney, Australia,
as the Turkish officials are walking toward their vehicle. Ariyak dies
instantly and the bodyguard dies on the way to the hospital. JCAG claims responsibility…
Armenian Terrorism on 10.24.1975
On this day, in 1975, an Armenian gunman assassinates the Turkish Ambassador to France, Ismail Erez, also killing the Ambassador’s chauffeur, Talip Yener in Paris, France. ASALA (Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia) and JCAG (The Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide) publicly dispute which group deserves credit for the assassination. TurkishPAC … Read more
Armenian Terrorism on 9.24.81
On this day in 1981, four Armenian gunmen seize the Turkish Consulate, taking 56 people hostage for 16 hours in Paris, France. During the siege, Armenian gunman Kevork Guzelian shoots and seriously wounds Consul Kaya Inal and a Turkish security officer, Mr. Cemal Ozen.
Armenian Terrorism on 03.15.1921
On this day, in 1921, an Armenian gunman named Soghomon Tehlirian kills Mehmet Talat Pasha, the ex interior minister of the Ottoman Empire, in Berlin, Germany. Tehlirian rents an apartment close to where Talat Pasha lived and waits for the right time to commit his heinous crime. When the time comes, he walks behind Talat … Read more
Armenian Terrorism on 08.18.1897
On this day, in 1897, Armenian terrorists attempt three bomb attacks in Istanbul (then Constantinople). One of the bombs fail to explode. The second terrorist gets caught while he was trying to ignite the bomb. The third, unfortunately, succeeds and kills at least one person and wounds several others. New York Times reports the incidence … Read more
First Urban Terrorist Act
On this day, in 1896, a handful of Armenian terrorists raided the Ottoman Bank in Istanbul, in what the Armenian scholar Libaridian would later call "The first act of urban terrorism". These terrorists would set an example for similar acts that would follow in the 20th c.,