Murder of Fırat Çakıroğlu

Fırat Yılmaz Çakıroğlu (1 January 1991 – 20 February 2015) was a 24-year-old Turkish nationalist student from Akşehir, Konya. He was murdered after an argument he had with left-wing (according to some reports supporters of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)) students in Ege University on 20 February 2015. Another student in Ege University, Nurullah Semo was convicted of his murder.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Fırat Yılmaz Çakıroğlu
Born(1991-01-01)1 January 1991
Akşehir, Konya, Turkey
Died20 February 2015(2015-02-20) (aged 24)
İzmir, Turkey
Cause of deathMurder by stabbing
Resting placePınarbaşı Cemetery
Known forPolitical murder victim

Incident

Çakıroğlu was the leader of the youth branch of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) at the Ege University.[8] On 20 February 2015, an argument between right-wing and left-wing students started in Ege University. The argument quickly turned into a fight and eight people from both sides were injured in the incident, three of them needing hospitalisation, including Çakıroğlu. After two hours he died at the hospital of his wounds.[5][9][10][11][12] Oktay Vural, a parliamentarian of the MHP blamed members of the PKK for the murder.[8]

Trials

After a 880 day long trial, Nurullah Semo was sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment for "membership in a terrorist organization" and life imprisonment for homicide.[13][14]

Legacy

After his death, two fitness centers in Tarsus and Menderes, two parks in Nazilli and Aliağa and an intersection in Manisa were named after him.[15][16][17][18][19] There is also a memorial forest named for Çakıroğlu in Etimesgut.[20]

See also

References
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  15. "Fırat Çakıroğlu Yaşam Boyu Spor Merkezi Tarsusluların Hizmetinde". 18 June 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  16. "Şehit Fırat Yılmaz Çakıroğlu'nun İsmi Nazilli'de Ölümsüzleşti". 5 November 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
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