Askar Simitko, alternative spellings use "Asghar Smitko", or "Asghar Simko" (1953–January 28, 1996) was a
Kurdish
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*Kurds or Kurdish people
*Kurdish languages
*Kurdish alphabets
*Kurdistan, the land of the Kurdish people which includes:
**Southern Kurdistan
**Eastern Kurdistan
**Northern Kurdistan
**Western Kurdistan
See also
* Kurd (dis ...
Iran
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ian Political activist operating in
Turkey
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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
Istanbul
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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.
See also
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List of unsolved murders
References
External links
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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
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People killed in intelligence operations