Leyla Söylemez

Leyla Söylemez
Born 1 January 1989
Mersin, Turkey
Died January 9, 2013(2013-01-09) (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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