What the records say
- When
- 27 Jan 1973
- Kind
- Murder
- Coordinates
- 34.42° N, 119.64° W
- Description
- Assassination of two Turkish diplomats
Assassination of Mehmet Baydar and Bahadır Demir
1973 murders in Santa Barbara, California, US
On 27 January 1973, two Turkish diplomats, Consul General Mehmet Baydar and Vice Consul Bahadır Demir, were murdered by Armenian-American Gourgen Yanikian at the Biltmore Hotel in Santa Barbara, California. Yanikian, using an alias, had invited the Turkish diplomats to lunch, during which they were both shot dead.
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