Leyla Söylemez
| Leyla Söylemez | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1 January 1989 Mersin, Turkey |
| Died |
January 9, 2013 (aged 24) Paris, France |
| Cause of death | Execution-style shooting |
| Education | Dicle University |
| Occupation | Kurdish rights advocate |
Leyla Söylemez (1 January 1989, Mersin - 9 January 2013, Paris).
In Turkey Leyla Söylemez had an arrest warrant on charges of "member of a terrorist organization".
She was assassinated in Paris on 9 January 2013, along with Sakine Cansiz and Fidan Doğan. She was shot in the head with a silenced weapon at the Kurdish information centre in Paris.[1]
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