Asım Pars (born Asim Paščanović;[1] 1 April 1976 – 23 September 2024) was a Turkish professional basketball player.

[2] During the early 2000s, Pars married his girlfriend Amra Mehinović.

[3] Their second child, daughter Saira, was born in 2010 in Adana while Mersin player Pars was in town for a game versus Adana Demirspor and his pregnant wife, who had accompanied him for the trip, unexpectedly went into labour.

[3] On 23 September 2024, Pars' body was found at his family home in Tojšići, near Kalesija.

[4][5][6] According to media reports, Tuzla Canton Interior Ministry and Kalesija Medical Center determined his death to have come about via suicide by hanging.