Askar Simitko, alternative spellings use "Asghar Smitko", or "Asghar Simko" (1953–January 28, 1996) was a

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ian Political activist operating in

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. He was found tortured and shot dead by unknown agents of Turkey's MIT Organization and Iran's Intelligence and Security in

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Background

Asghar Simko was born 1953 in

Urmia Urmia or Orumiyeh ( fa, ارومیه, Variously transliterated as ''Oroumieh'', ''Oroumiyeh'', ''Orūmīyeh'' and ''Urūmiyeh''.) is the largest city in West Azerbaijan Province of Iran and the capital of Urmia County. It is situated at an alt ...

( West Azarbaijan province) in Iran as a son of Tahir-Khan and grandson of Simko Shikak (the great and historical leader of Kurdistan). As of September 1985, he was dwelling in Istanbul, and along with his father he secured communication between members of the Barzani organization. At the same time, he was threatened by the Iranian Intelligence Organization. In 1993, he applied for asylum in a third country. On January 15, 1996, he and his friend

Lazım Esmaeili Lazım Esmaeili (also "Lazem") (1945–28 January 1996) was a Kurdish Iranian political activist operating in Turkey, who was found tortured and shot dead by unknown agents of Turkey's ITOrganization and ran's Intelligence and Securityin Istanbul ...

, were abducted by unknown persons from Turkish MIT and Iran's intelligence when they left the casino of Polat Renaissance Hotel in Yeşilköy, İstanbul at local time 03:45 or 03:30. On January 28, 1996, villagers found the corpses of the two in Kerev Creek,

Silivri Silivri, formerly Selymbria (Greek: Σηλυμβρία), is a city and a district in Istanbul Province along the Sea of Marmara in Turkey, outside the urban core of Istanbul, containing many holiday and weekend homes for residents of the city. The ...

, about far from İstanbul.

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* (contains the Susurluk reports in English) 1953 births 1995 deaths Assassinated Iranian people Assassinated spies Deaths by firearm in Turkey Iranian people murdered abroad Iranian spies People from Urmia People murdered in Turkey Susurluk scandal Unsolved murders in Turkey {{iran-bio-stub People killed in intelligence operations