The assassination of Erkut Akbay refers to the murder of the Turkish administrative attache, Erkut Akbay, 40, in Lisbon, where the diplomat was serving, on 7 June 1982.
His wife, Nadide Akbay, 39, was also shot in the head as she sat beside him.
[1] Nadide was rushed to a hospital in a coma and underwent surgery.
She died after eight months in coma on 11 January 1983 at Ankara Hospital.
[2] A group calling itself Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide claimed responsibility.