Murder of Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu

Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu (1 January 1948 - 23 November 1970) was a 22-year-old Turkish right-wing student from Zile, Tokat. He was studying at the Ankara Technical Higher Teacher Training School for Boys when he was murdered by left-wing students on 23 November 1970.[1]

Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu
Born1 January 1948
Zile, Tokat
Died(1970-11-23)23 November 1970
Ankara
Cause of deathDefenestration
Resting placeZile, Tokat
Known forPolitical murder victim
Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu

Incident

On 20 November 1970, Önkuzu was kidnapped by a group of left-wing students in Ankara. According to the right wing daily Yeni Akit, he was badly tortured.[1] On 23 November he was defenestrated from the third floor of a school. Some reports claim he was tortured to death and his corpse was thrown from the window.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

However, one source states that he died as a result of falling 11 meters, not from torture.[7]

After Önkuzu's murder, 3 left-wing students, Hikmet Parabakan, Abbas Balkır and Sinan Gündüz were kidnapped by idealists. The three students were hung from the ceiling by their legs, their skin was cut with razor blades and their fingers were broken.[8]

Trials

Six people were arrested and convicted related to the incident. They all were released in 1974.[2]

Further reading
  • Işınsu, Emine. (1994). Sancı (13. basım ed.). Beyoğlu, İstanbul: Ötüken. ISBN 975-437-044-3. OCLC 49377274.

See also

References
  1. "Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu kimdir? - Yeni Akit". www.yeniakit.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  2. "Şehadetinin 40. yılında Dursun Önkuzu". Yeni Çağ Gazetesi (in Turkish). 2010-11-23. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  3. "Önkuzu'nun kefeni kan kırmızıydı! | Erzurum Pusula Gazetesi" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  4. "Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu'nun işkencelerle katledilişinin 49. ölüm yıl dönümü!". Haber Vakti (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  5. "Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu - Timeturk Haber". www.timeturk.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  6. "Ülkücü Şehit Dursun Önkuzu işkence ile böyle şehit edildi". Sanal Basın (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  7. "Gazete Oku". egazete.cumhuriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  8. "Milliyet - 25 Kasım 1970 - MİLLİYET GAZETE ARŞİVİ". gazetearsivi.milliyet.com.tr. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
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