MURDER IN ANATOLIA. Christian Missionaries and Turkish Ultranationalism
MURDER IN ANATOLIA. Christian Missionaries and Turkish Ultranationalism
Author(s): Author Not Specified
Subject(s): Nationalism Studies, Politics and Identity
Published by: ESI – European Stability Initiative
Keywords: nationalism in Turkey; Malatya; anti-Christians in Turkey; Ulku Ocaklari; Hrant Dink; Ergenekon;
Summary/Abstract: In April 2007 a gruesome triple murder took place in the Central Anatolian city of Malatya. The victims, tortured, stabbed and strangled, were two Turks and one German. All three were Protestant Christian missionaries who had recently moved to Malatya. Five young men, armed with knives and covered in blood, were found at the scene of the crime only moments after it happened. What made the Malatya killings different from an ordinary murder case was the suspicion, present from the outset, that this was not an isolated attack by a group of nationalist youngsters.
Series: ESI Reports
- Page Count: 46
- Publication Year: 2011
- Language: English
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