"The 1973 Baltimore Hotel Murder" documentary about martyred Turkish diplomats released
"The 1973 Baltimore Hotel Murder" documentary about martyred Turkish diplomats is released
The documentary "The 1973 Biltmore Hotel Murder", which tells the story of the diplomats martyred as a result of the attacks organised by terrorist organisations, has been released.
The 6-part documentary-drama "1973 Baltimore Hotel Murder", which tells the story of the martyrdom of the first victims of terrorist acts against Turkish diplomats, Consul General of the Republic of Türkiy in Los Angeles Mehmet Baydar and Consul Bahadır Demir, by Armenian-born US citizen Gürgen Yanıkyan, and what happened afterwards, was broadcast on TRT's digital platform Tabii (www.tabii.com).
Members of the terrorist organisations ASALA (Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia), JCAG (Armenian Justice Commandos) and ARA (Armenian Revolutionary Army) had carried out attacks targeting Turkish diplomats and their families in the 1970s and 1980s. In the first attack in 1973, Mehmet Baydar and Bahadır Demir were martyred. As a result of the attacks of the Armenian terrorist organisations, 77 people, including 58 Turkish citizens (31 of them diplomats and family members), lost their lives and many others were injured.
