Monument to the fallen diplomats

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The Monument to Fallen Diplomats ( Turkish : Şehit Diplomatlar Anıtı , English : Monument to Fallen Diplomats) is a monument in Ottawa .

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The Turkish military attaché Colonel Atilla Altıkat was murdered on August 23, 1982 at 9:00 am on the way to the embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Ottawa by members of the justice squads of the Armenian genocide . Altıkat stopped his car at a red light at the Macdonald Parkway / Island Park Drive intersection . The terrorist's car stopped next to his and a terrorist got out to fire nine shots in a FN Browning Model 1903 at Altıkat at the same moment .

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Translation from Turkish:

“This memorial is dedicated to the memory of the military attaché of the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Ottawa, Colonel Atilla Altıkat, who died in an attack carried out by terrorists on August 29, 1982 at this intersection. This memorial, dedicated to all diplomats and civil servants who fell while serving abroad, bears witness to the principles of lasting peace, freedom and coexistence shared by Canada and Turkey. With its perfect spherical shape, the monument symbolizes the final resting place of the fallen. The broad side of the sphere directed towards heaven opens in the direction of the 'door of eternity', the narrow side directed towards earth opens in the direction of the 'tunnel of time'. Every single metal prism inside the monument symbolizes the fallen, who sacrificed their lives. The prism inside the 'time tunnel' lets the memory of the fallen Colonel Atilla Altıkat live on. May the souls of the fallen be blessed and may their final resting place be in heaven. "

inauguration

The memorial was opened on September 20, 2012 by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu and Canadian Foreign Minister John Russell Baird .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Ministry of Foreign Affairs: ALBAY ATİLLA ALTIKAT ANITI'IN TANITICI TABELASINDA YER ALAN METİN (PDF; 98 kB)
  2. ^ "Ottawa's day of terror: Fifteen years after a high-profile slaying, the killer is still free." Jake Rupert. The Ottawa Citizen . Sep 28, 1997. pg. B.5.
  3. ↑ http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/09/20b.aspx?lang=eng

Coordinates: 45 ° 24 ′ 41.6 "  N , 75 ° 41 ′ 54.4"  W.