Hakija Turajlić

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Hakija Turajlić (* 1936 in Čapljina , Kingdom of Yugoslavia ; † January 8, 1993 in Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina ) was a Bosnian politician and businessman.

Before the start of the Bosnian War , Turajlić was managing director of the large Bosnian company Energoinvest . In the first year of the war he was the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

death

Turajlić's grave at the Ali Pasha Mosque in Sarajevo (1993)

On January 8, 1993 Turajlic was at the Sarajevo Airport to Orhan Sefa Kilercioğlu welcome, who accompanied a relief shipment from Turkey. On the way back to Sarajevo, his convoy, guarded by UNPROFOR , led through Serbian-controlled territory. VRS soldiers stopped him at an illegal road block between the airport and the city . After 90 minutes, a French escort soldier opened the door of Turajlić's car, whereupon a Serbian soldier opened fire on the politician. The French soldiers neither returned fire, nor did they call in UN soldiers stationed a short distance away for reinforcement. British troops that showed up at the scene were ordered to leave the site.

The murder of Turajlić strained relations between the Bosnian government and UNPROFOR and subsequently caused the peace talks in Geneva to fail.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bosnian official's slaying shatters Muslim trust in UN protection. - Dallas Morning News, February 10, 1993.
  2. ↑ a b Adam Lebor : Complicity with Evil: The United Nations in the Age of Modern Genocide .
personal data
SURNAME Turajlić, Hakija
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bosnian politician and businessman
DATE OF BIRTH 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Čapljina
DATE OF DEATH January 8, 1993
Place of death Sarajevo