Daniş Tunalıgil

Daniş Tunalıgil
39th Turkish Ambassador to Austria
In office 1 January 1973 – 22 October 1975
President	Cevdet Sunay Fahri Korutürk
Preceded by	Hüveyda Mayatepek
Succeeded by	Asaf İnhan
27th Turkish Ambassador to the Netherlands
In office 30 November 1970 – 2 November 1973
President	Cevdet Sunay
Preceded by	Vahit Halefoğlu
Succeeded by	Oktay Cankardeş
22nd Turkish Ambassador to Yugoslavia
In office 23 July 1964 – 18 September 1968
President	Cemal Gürsel
Preceded by	Orhan Eralp
Succeeded by	Üstün Gündoğdu
6th Turkish Ambassador to Jordan
In office 29 April 1960 – 1 July 1964
President	Cemal Gürsel
Preceded by	Mahmut Dikerdem
Succeeded by	Hüveyda Mayatepek
Personal details
Born	1915 Ankara, Turkey
Died	22 October 1975(1975-10-22) (aged 60) Vienna, Austria
Nationality	Turkish
Spouse(s)	Ferzane Tunalıgil
Alma mater	Galatasaray High School
Profession	Diplomat

Hüseyin Daniş Tunalıgil (1915 – 22 October 1975) was a Turkish diplomat. He was assassinated by JCAG in 1975 during his duty as the Turkish ambassador to Austria.^[1]

Life and career

Tunalıgil was born in Ankara, Turkey in 1915. He was graduated from Galatasaray High School in 1933.^[2] In 1939, he entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was the ambassador of Turkey to Jordan, Yugoslavia, the Netherlands and Austria.

Assassination

Main article: Assassination of Daniş Tunalıgil

On 22 October 1975, three gunmen armed with automatic weapons entered his office in the Turkish Embassy in Vienna, Austria after disarming the security guards at the gate. They asked Daniş Tunalıgil whether he was the ambassador, and killed him when he confirmed that he was. The three gunmen left the embassy quickly and escaped by a car.^[3]

See also

• List of assassinated people from Turkey
• List of Turkish diplomats assassinated by Armenian Terrorist Organisations

References

1. ^ Newspaper Milliyet October 22, 2004 (Turkish)
2. ^ Oku July 4, 2007 (Turkish)
3. ^ Eskişehir Province Culture and Tourism Directorate (Turkish)

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Mahmut Dikerdem	Turkish Ambassador to Jordan 1960–1964	Succeeded by Hüveyda Mayatepek
Preceded by Orhan Eralp	Turkish Ambassador to Yugoslavia 1964–1968	Succeeded by Üstün Gündoğdu
Preceded by Vahit Halefoğlu	Turkish Ambassador to the Netherlands 1970–1973	Succeeded by Oktay Cankardeş
Preceded by Hüveyda Mayatepek	Turkish Ambassador to Austria 1973–1975	Succeeded by Asaf İnhan

Persondata
Name	Tunaligil, Danis
Alternative names
Short description	Turkish diplomat
Date of birth	1915
Place of birth	Ankara, Turkey
Date of death	October 22, 1975
Place of death	Vienna, Austria