Türkİye

Turkish president receives martyred jurist's parents

Mehmet Selim Kiraz was shot dead in 2015 after being taken hostage by far-left DHKP-C

Zafer Fatih Beyaz  | 08.04.2021 - Update : 09.04.2021
Turkish president receives martyred jurist's parents

ANKARA

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday received the parents of martyred prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz at the presidential complex in Ankara.

In a closed-door meeting with father Hakki Kiraz and mother Saadet Kiraz, Erdogan presented a copy of the holy Quran and the national flag to the family.

Turkey's Vice President Fuat Oktay was also present at the meeting.

In 2015, two far-left DHKP-C terrorists posing as lawyers took Mehmet Selim Kiraz hostage in his office at an Istanbul courthouse and shot him after hours of fruitless negotiations.

The DHKP-C is responsible for numerous terror attacks in Turkey including the 2013 attack on the US Embassy in Ankara, which left a Turkish security guard martyred and a Turkish journalist injured.

The far-left group is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the US and the EU.


*Writing by Burak Dag

Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. Please contact us for subscription options.