- Ziya Hurşit
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Ziya Hurşit was born in the town of
Çamlıhemşin ofRize Province in1890 . He was a member of Kürdoğlu family. He was educated onship construction andradio inGdańsk ,Germany . He participated inErzurum Congress asTrabzon delegate . He fought inIndependence War (Turkish War of Independence ) as avolunteer . He took part in 1stTBMM asLazistan deputy. He had been a member ofYozgat Independence Court for a period of time. But his views differed withMustafa Kemal 's. Thus he wasn't able to be elected as deputy in 2ndTBMM .In
16th June 1926 , he was arrested for planning anassassination againstMustafa Kemal inİzmir . According to charge made, those who act with Ziya Hurşit, Gürcü Yusuf,Laz İsmail and Çopur Hilmi, would shotMustafa Kemal dead in front of Kemeraltıprison . Ziya Hurşit and his fellow friends, taking advantage of chaos caused, would embark on the boat ofCretan Şevki Bey,which was waiting in thedock , by a car waiting in the Yemişbazaar and flee toChios . But at the last moment, as a consequence of Şevki Bey'streachery by regretting this action(assassination ), Ziya Hurşit and his friends were captured. It was understood that behind theassassination was a group in Terakkiperver Cumhuriyet Fırkası, anOpposition party inTBMM . The party was closed down. Ziya Hurşit and his friends were sentenced to death and in14th July 1926 he was executed with another thirteen men includingLaz İsmail, Gürcü Yusuf, Çopur Hilmi, Şükrü Bey, Ayıcı Arif and İsmail Canpolat.Moment of Execution
Ziya Hurşit was by the
gallows . "What a nice thing. It looks like a swing" he said. At the same time he was examining the audience. Then he saw Kılıç Ali. "Kılıç Ali? Where is he? Let me see him." Kılıç Ali feeling eyes upon him tried to conceal himself from sight of Ziya Hurşit. Ali theExecutioner couldn't wait for putting the rope on Ziya's neck. "Sir, time goes!" warned theexecutioner . Ziya Hurşit replied this angry warning with a smiling and teasing face. "Why hurry sweetheart? Isn't it me who's gonna die? I'm going. The world will be yours. I will meet your ancestors in theHeaven . If you have any letters, let me deliver them. Farewell!"
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