Biography.guide
Home › People › Activist › Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu
Portrait of Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu

Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu

1948 – 1970

Turkish activist

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu

Lived 1948 – 1970 (aged 21–22). Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu was a Turkish activist.

Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu (1 January 1948 - 23 November 1970) was a 22-year-old Turkish far-rightist Idealist student from Zile, Tokat. He was studying at the Ankara Technical Higher Male Teacher Training School when he was murdered by far-leftist students on 23 November 1970.

Incident On 20 November 1970, Önkuzu was kidnapped by a group of far-leftist students in Ankara. On 23 November he was defenestrated from the third floor of his school's dormitory. Some reports claim he was heavily tortured to death for 3 days including cutting his wrists, pumping air through his throat with a bicycle pump until his lungs burst and he was thrown from the window alive. His shroud was stained with blood at his funeral. However, one source stated he died as a result of falling 11 meters, not from torture.

After Önkuzu's murder, 3 left-wing students – Hikmet Parabakan, Abbas Balkır and Sinan Gündüz – were kidnapped by idealists. The three students were hung from the ceiling by their legs, their skin was cut with razor blades, their fingers were broken and Idealists left them in front of a hospital.

Trials Six people were arrested and convicted related to the incident. They all were released in 1974 as part of a general amnesty.

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Born
1948, Zile
Birth century
Occupation
Nationality

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu?

Turkish activist (1948–1970)

When was Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu born?

Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu was born in 1948 in Zile.

When did Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu die?

Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu died on 23 November 1970 in Ankara.

What was Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu's occupation?

Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu was an activist.

What nationality was Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu?

Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu was Turkish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu

· Wikidata: Q6034244

· DBpedia: Murder of Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu. https://biography.guide/ertugrul-dursun-onkuzu/

MLA: "Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ertugrul-dursun-onkuzu/.

Chicago: "Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ertugrul-dursun-onkuzu/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:28 UTC