Hıdır Aslan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Hıdır Aslan

Turkish rebel

Date of Birth: 01-Apr-1958

Place of Birth: Hozat, Turkey

Date of Death: 25-Oct-1984

Profession: revolutionary

Nationality: Turkey

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Hıdır Aslan

  • Hidir Aslan (1958 – 25 October 1984) was a Turkish rebel, a member of a left wing militia.
  • He was convicted of aggravated murder, sentenced to death and executed by hanging. He was born 1958 in Hozat, Tunceli Province.
  • Due to his success at the secondary school in his hometown, he was sent to Ankara for high school.
  • He got interested in politics during his high school years.
  • For his participation in a political incident, he was tried and prisoned for seven months.
  • In 1978, he moved to Izmir, where he was involved in armed actions of Devrimci Yol, an illegal Marxist-Leninist movement.Hidir Aslan was arrested on 26 February 1980 in Izmir after a police chase and put in prison in Buca.
  • He was accused of murdering three law enforcement officers.
  • Following trials lasting for four years, he was charged with death penalty along with two other comrades.
  • He was hanged on 25 October 1984 in the prison of Burdur.
  • Officially, it was stated that he was not executed due to his political allegiance, but for his crime of terror and murder.He became the last person to be executed by Turkey.
  • Turkish Grand National Assembly suspended all death penalty cases for approval after his execution.
  • In conformity with European Convention on Human Rights, the parliament enacted on 3 August 2002 abolishment of the death penalty in all instances, including wartime.

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