Murder of Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu explained

Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu
Birth Date:1 January 1948
Birth Place:Zile, Tokat
Death Place:Ankara
Death Cause:Defenestration
Resting Place:Zile, Tokat
Known For:Political murder victim

Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu (1 January 1948 - 23 November 1970) was a 22-year-old Turkish Idealist student from Zile, Tokat. He was studying at the Ankara Technical Higher Male Teacher Training School when he was murdered by far-leftist students on 23 November 1970.[1] [2]

Incident

On 20 November 1970, Önkuzu was kidnapped by a group of far-leftist students in Ankara. On 23 November he was defenestrated from the third floor of his school's dormitory. Some reports claim he was heavily tortured to death for 3 days including cutting his wrists, pumping air through his throat with a bicycle pump until his lungs burst and he was thrown from the window alive.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] So much so that, his shroud got stained with blood at his funeral.

However, one source states that he died as a result of falling 11 meters, not from torture.[13]

After Önkuzu's murder, 3 left-wing students, Hikmet Parabakan, Abbas Balkır and Sinan Gündüz were kidnapped by idealists. The three students were hung from the ceiling by their legs, their skin was cut with razor blades, their fingers were broken and Idealists left them in front of a hospital.[14] [15]

Trials

Six people were arrested and convicted related to the incident. They all were released in 1974 as part of a general amnesty.

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References

  1. Web site: 2018-05-24 . ŞEHİT ERTUĞRUL DURSUN ÖNKUZU . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240322233552/https://diriliyoruz.com/sehit/508/ertugrul-dursun-onkuzu . 2024-03-22 . 2024-03-22 . diriliyoruz.com . tr.
  2. Web site: Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu kimdir? - Yeni Akit. 2020-10-11. www.yeniakit.com.tr. tr.
  3. KESKIN . Aslıhan . 2019 . ÖĞRENCİ OLAYLARINA GENEL BİR BAKIŞ (1968-1980) . Atatürk Dergisi . tr . 8 . 2 . 248 . DergiPark.
  4. Web site: 2010-11-23. Şehadetinin 40. yılında Dursun Önkuzu. 2020-10-11. Yeni Çağ Gazetesi. tr.
  5. Web site: Önkuzu'nun kefeni kan kırmızıydı! Erzurum Pusula Gazetesi. 2020-10-11. tr.
  6. Web site: Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu'nun işkencelerle katledilişinin 49. ölüm yıl dönümü!. 2020-10-11. Haber Vakti. tr.
  7. Web site: Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu - Timeturk Haber. 2020-10-11. www.timeturk.com. tr.
  8. Web site: Ülkücü Şehit Dursun Önkuzu işkence ile böyle şehit edildi. 2020-10-11. Sanal Basın. tr.
  9. Web site: 2020-11-17 . Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu kimdir? . 2024-03-23 . Gazete Vatan . tr.
  10. Web site: Ülkücü şehit Dursun Önkuzu'yu rahmetle anıyoruz . 2024-03-23 . EtikHaber . tr.
  11. Web site: Dursun Önkuzu'nun adı Fakülte binasına verildi . 2024-03-23 . www.aykiri.com.tr . tr.
  12. Web site: 2022-11-23 . Dursun Önkuzu kimdir, nerede nasıl şehit edildi, katilleri kim? İşte Kafes'teki sahnesi . 2024-03-23 . Gazete İlk Sayfa . tr.
  13. Web site: Gazete Oku . 2022-12-23 . egazete.cumhuriyet.com.tr . tr.
  14. Web site: Milliyet - 25 Kasım 1970 - MİLLİYET GAZETE ARŞİVİ . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240323002042/https://gazetearsivi.milliyet.com.tr/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgazetearsivi-api.milliyet.com.tr%2Fapi%2Fv1%2FNewspaperImage%2FImage%2Fc4VsoVNEugfCTU55bl0FCKvo6aF_x2B_vA1goDp_x2F_gYLdGQl2zc_x2B_w8FZC5p4T0rzPkTeJNIjjFyz2z9KHtqTxDiiL5g_x3D__x3D_&w=384&q=75 . 2024-03-23 . 2022-12-23 . gazetearsivi.milliyet.com.tr . tr.
  15. News: 2019-08-11 . 3 öğrencinin parmaklarını kırıp hastanenin önüne attılar - Hürriyet . They broke fingers of 3 students and threw in front of hospital! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240323001156/https://static.nadirkitap.com/fotograf/341953/14/Efemera_2019080115254110.jpg . 2024-03-23 . 2024-03-23 . Hürriyet Gazetesi . 1 . tr.