Murder of Fırat Çakıroğlu
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{short description|Turkish crime}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Fırat Yılmaz Çakıroğlu
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1991|1|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = Akşehir, Konya, Turkey
| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|2|20|1991|1|1|df=y}}
| death_cause = Murder by stabbing
| body_discovered =
| resting_place = Pınarbaşı Cemetery
| known_for = Political murder victim
}}
Fırat Yılmaz Çakıroğlu (1 January 1991 – 20 February 2015) was a 24-year-old Turkish nationalist student from Akşehir, Konya. Fırat Çakıroğlu, who was affiliated with “Idealist Hearths” [Ülkü Ocakları], an organization linked to the Nationalist Movement Party [MHP], attacked by Kurdish students with knives and was later injured and killed. Another student in Ege University, Nurullah Semo, was convicted of his murder.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/turkiye/cakiroglu-izmirde-topraga-verildi/72988|title=Çakıroğlu İzmir'de toprağa verildi}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/turkiye/ege-universitesindeki-olaylarla-ilgili-6-gozalti/73091|title=Ege Üniversitesindeki olaylarla ilgili 6 gözaltı}}{{Cite web|date=26 February 2015|title=Ege Üniversitesi'nde Fırat Çakıroğlu cinayeti: Gerilimin arkasında ne var?|url=https://www.bbc.com/turkce/haberler/2015/02/150226_ege_universitesi_gerilim|access-date=9 October 2020|website=BBC News Türkçe|language=tr}}{{Cite web|title=Fırat Çakıroğlu davasında hard disk çözülemedi|url=https://www.cnnturk.com/turkiye/firat-cakiroglu-davasinda-hard-disk-cozulemedi|access-date=9 October 2020|website=CNN Türk|language=tr}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/turkiye/ege-universitesinde-gerginlik-1-ogrenci-oldu/73149|title = Ege Üniversitesinde gerginlik: 1 öğrenci öldü}}{{Cite web|title=Fırat Yılmaz Çakıroğlu toprağa verildi|url=http://www.aljazeera.com.tr/haber/firat-yilmaz-cakiroglu-topraga-verildi|access-date=9 October 2020|website=Al Jazeera Turk - Ortadoğu, Kafkasya, Balkanlar, Türkiye ve çevresindeki bölgeden son dakika haberleri ve analizler|language=tr}}{{cite web|title=Fırat Yılmaz Çakıroğlu kimdir? Nasıl öldürüldü?|url=http://www.karar.com/guncel-haberler/firat-yilmaz-cakiroglu-kimdir-74828|language=tr|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226131602/http://www.karar.com/guncel-haberler/firat-yilmaz-cakiroglu-kimdir-74828|archivedate=26 February 2017|accessdate=25 February 2017|url-status=live}}
Incident
Çakıroğlu was the leader of the youth branch of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) at the Ege University.{{Cite web |title=Death of nationalist student stirs politics in Turkey - Türkiye News |url=https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/death-of-nationalist-student-stirs-politics-in-turkey-78659 |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=Hürriyet Daily News |language=en}} On 20 February 2015, an argument between right-wing and left-wing students started in Ege University. The argument quickly turned into a fight and eight people from both sides were injured in the incident, three of them needing hospitalisation, including Çakıroğlu. After two hours he died at the hospital of his wounds.{{cite web|title=Fırat Yılmaz'ın babası: Ben CHP'liyim, oğlum MHP'li suç mu?|url=http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/turkiye/218531/Firat_Yilmaz_in_babasi__Ben_CHP_liyim__oglum_MHP_li_suc_mu_.html|language=tr|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303045951/http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/turkiye/218531/Firat_Yilmaz_in_babasi__Ben_CHP_liyim__oglum_MHP_li_suc_mu_.html|archivedate=3 March 2017|accessdate=2 March 2017|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Fırat Çakıroğlu cinayeti davasında savcı müebbet istedi|url=https://www.sozcu.com.tr/2017/gundem/firat-cakiroglu-cinayeti-davasinda-savci-muebbet-istedi-1886234/|access-date=9 October 2020|website=www.sozcu.com.tr|language=tr}}{{Cite web|date=20 February 2018|title=O gün Fırat'ın yanında olan arkadaşı anlatıyor|url=https://www.yenicaggazetesi.com.tr/o-gun-firatin-yaninda-olan-arkadasi-anlatiyor-184726h.htm|access-date=9 October 2020|website=Yeni Çağ Gazetesi|language=tr}}{{Cite web|date=20 February 2016|title=Fırat Çakıroğlu Belgeseli|url=https://www.yenicaggazetesi.com.tr/firat-cakiroglu-belgeseli-131738h.htm|access-date=9 October 2020|website=Yeni Çağ Gazetesi|language=tr}} Oktay Vural, a parliamentarian of the MHP blamed members of the PKK for the murder.
Trials
After a 880 day long trial, Nurullah Semo was sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment for "membership in a terrorist organization" and life imprisonment for homicide.{{cite web|title=Kașikçi'dan Stk'lara Sıtem|url=http://www.hataysoz.com/haber/kasikci-dan-stk-lara-sitem.html|accessdate=20 July 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722200507/http://www.hataysoz.com/haber/kasikci-dan-stk-lara-sitem.html|archivedate=22 July 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Fırat Çakıroğlu davasında karar çıktı|url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/firat-cakiroglu-davasinda-karar-gundem-2486976/|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719091215/http://www.milliyet.com.tr/firat-cakiroglu-davasinda-karar-gundem-2486976/|archivedate=19 July 2017|accessdate=20 July 2017|website=|publisher=Milliyet}}
Legacy
After his death, two fitness centers in Tarsus and Menderes, two parks in Nazilli and Aliağa and an intersection in Manisa were named after him.{{cite web|url=http://www.haberler.com/firat-cakiroglu-yasam-boyu-spor-merkezi-8538841-haberi/|title=Fırat Çakıroğlu Yaşam Boyu Spor Merkezi Tarsusluların Hizmetinde|date=18 June 2016|accessdate=8 December 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220080148/http://www.haberler.com/firat-cakiroglu-yasam-boyu-spor-merkezi-8538841-haberi/|archivedate=20 December 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.haberler.com/sehit-firat-yilmaz-cakiroglu-nun-ismi-nazilli-de-8931662-haberi/|title=Şehit Fırat Yılmaz Çakıroğlu'nun İsmi Nazilli'de Ölümsüzleşti|date=5 November 2016|accessdate=8 December 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220080853/http://www.haberler.com/sehit-firat-yilmaz-cakiroglu-nun-ismi-nazilli-de-8931662-haberi/|archivedate=20 December 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.etimesgutunsesi.com/firat-yilmaz-cakiroglu-hatira-ormani-kuruldu.html|title=Fırat Yılmaz Çakıroğlu Hatıra Ormanı Kuruldu|accessdate=8 December 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101232240/http://www.etimesgutunsesi.com/firat-yilmaz-cakiroglu-hatira-ormani-kuruldu.html|archivedate=1 January 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Ağlatan Açılış|date=29 January 2017|url=http://www.sondakika.com/haber/haber-aglatan-acilis-2-9210400/|language=tr|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303050713/http://www.sondakika.com/haber/haber-aglatan-acilis-2-9210400/|archivedate=3 March 2017|accessdate=2 March 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Firat Yilmaz Çakiroğlu İsmı Alıağa'da Yaşaycak|url=http://www.aliaga.bel.tr/firat-yilmaz-cakiroglu-ismi-aliagada-yasayacak|language=tr|accessdate=5 August 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906014011/http://www.aliaga.bel.tr/firat-yilmaz-cakiroglu-ismi-aliagada-yasayacak|archivedate=6 September 2018|url-status=live}} There is also a memorial forest named for Çakıroğlu in Etimesgut.{{cite web|url=http://www.etimesgutunsesi.com/firat-yilmaz-cakiroglu-hatira-ormani-kuruldu.html|title=Fırat Yılmaz Çakıroğlu Hatıra Ormanı Kuruldu|accessdate=8 December 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101232240/http://www.etimesgutunsesi.com/firat-yilmaz-cakiroglu-hatira-ormani-kuruldu.html|archivedate=1 January 2017|url-status=dead}}
See also
References
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Category:Political violence in Turkey
Category:2015 murders in Turkey
Category:2015 crimes in Turkey
Category:February 2015 crimes in Europe
Category:Deaths by person in Turkey