2013 triple murder of Kurdish activists in Paris
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On the night of January 9th, 2013, Fidan Doğan, Sakine Cansiz and Leyla Şaylemez, three Kurdish women's activists, were assassinated in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. Despite a suspect being arrested, and the investigation into the shootings being reopened in 2019, the crime officially remains unsolved. The killings have sparked numerous protests among the Kurdish population in France.
Assassinations
During the night between Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 January 2013, the bodies of Fidan Doğan (28), Sakine Cansız (54) and Leyla Şaylemez (24) – all three Kurdish women activists – were found in the premises of the Centre d'Information sur le Kurdistan located on 147 Rue La Fayette in Paris. Each of them were shot execution-style with several bullets in the head and neck.
Victims
Sakine Cansız was one of the co-founders of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Fidan Dogan was a member of the Kurdistan National Congress and also involved at the Kurdistan Information Center in Paris, which is considered a liaison office to the PKK by France Info and Leyla Saylemez was an activist in the Kurdish youth movement.
Suspect
Ömer Güney was soon identified as the person who was in the building during the murders as he was on the on recordings of the surveillance camera. He was described as a Turk, a supporter of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) by his contacts in Munich.
Investigations
According to investigations by French authorities, it is possible that Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MİT) is involved in the murders. The suspected murderer, Ömer Güney, was a 34 year old Turkish maintenance employee at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport.
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