• Why Jihad Watch?
  • About Robert Spencer and Staff Writers
  • FAQ
  • Books
  • Muhammad
  • Islam 101
  • Privacy

Jihad Watch

Exposing the role that Islamic jihad theology and ideology play in the modern global conflicts

Jihadist gunman who shot Russian ambassador identified, member of “special ops unit”

Dec 19, 2016 4:41 pm By Christine Douglass-Williams

The gunman who shot Andrey Karlov, Russia’s ambassador to Turkey, has been identified as a Turkish police officer Mevlut Mert Altintas. He was reportedly a “member of the special ops unit in Ankara.” According to eyewitness accounts, he was heard shouting:  “We die in Aleppo, you die here” and “don’t forget Aleppo, Syria.”

Altintas stood behind Karlov as he “gave a speech at an art gallery in the Turkish capital.” Then, only moments later, Altintas drew a handgun and shot the ambassador “nine times before reportedly shouting ‘Allahu Akbar.'”

Meanwhile, “Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the killing of the Russian ambassador to Ankara is designed to spoil Russo-Turkish ties.” Obviously.


“Gunman who shot Russian ambassador to Turkey named by Interior Minister”, by Will Worley, UK Independent, December 19, 2016:

The gunman who shot dead the Russian ambassador to Turkey has been named as Mevlut Mert Altintas.

Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said he was 22 years-old and worked for the police riot squad in Ankara for the past two-and-a-half years, PA reported.

Security sources told Reuters he was not on duty at the time.

Ambassador Andrey Karlov was speaking at an art exhibition in Ankara when the gunman opened fire.

The attacker had been stood alone, wearing a dark suit, behind Mr Karlov as he spoke.

Numerous shots were heard, before the attacker launched into a diatribe on the beleagured city of Aleppo in Syria.

“We die in Aleppo, you die here” and “don’t forget Aleppo, Syria,” were heard shouted by the gunman during the attack.

The city has been subject to an intense Russian bombardment in recent weeks…..

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)
  • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • More
  • Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)

Follow me on Facebook

Filed Under: Featured, Russia, Syria, Turkey Tagged With: Andrey Karlov, Mevlut Mert Altintas


Learn more about RevenueStripe...

Comments

  1. Ali Bey says

    Dec 19, 2016 at 4:50 pm

    Killing of soviet, sorry I mean Russian Ambassador not terrorist act as the one of the lorry in Berlin, since has not been a random and indiscriminate act but a retaliation against the representative of the nation who has sided murderous oligarquic despot Assad of Syria. and preferable to as for instance the blowing up of an hospital from children let,s say in Moscow , as I would have been tempted (only tempted) to do if a son of me had been killed in an Aleppo hospital by the bombs of Putin,s luftwaffe.

    • mustapha crap says

      Dec 19, 2016 at 4:58 pm

      Grow up Ali, it was a targeted political assassination it has Erdogan stench all over it.

      • umbra says

        Dec 19, 2016 at 5:10 pm

        Depending on how turkey explains this latest incident, Putin may be tempted to drop a few bombs on top of turkish (proxies) units currently occupying syria in the coming days or weeks.

    • ElderlyZionist says

      Dec 19, 2016 at 5:09 pm

      Are you pretending that Mevlut Mert Altintas’s son was ‘killed in an Aleppo hospital by the bombs of Putin,s luftwaffe’? Or are you imagining it? In either case, you are a damned liar, trying to justify cold blooded murder. It will come back to you, and sooner than you think.

      • Cleanseignorace says

        Dec 20, 2016 at 3:11 am

        Muslims are always, like that. Claiming to be VICTIMS, even when they are the aggressors who comited the crime. I am a black woman and Feel pity for black people who converts to Islam or solidiarize with Muslisa. Muslis are born and thaught to be voilent and they hate and kill everyone who does not belive in their blood thirsty allah. Why can’t the entire world see islam and muslims for what it really is? I particularly feel bad for black people who supports muslims, with the belief that muslims will not discriminate against blacks. Muslims have one single word for both slave and black people, Abed! Go figure that one out black folks. It meand that in the minds & eyes of any muslim, you are a SLAVE just for being born black!

    • salim says

      Dec 19, 2016 at 5:32 pm

      Putin is the good guy in this war. liberating Aleppo is a milestone and must be celebrated. Assad may not be good but Erdogan terrorists are far worse. Ditto the gulf states and Jordan. The gulf states and erdogan were crying because of civilian casualties in East Aleppo, what about civilians in Yemen? or civilians in other Syrian towns like Kufryia and Al Foua’a?

      • Christianblood says

        Dec 19, 2016 at 6:13 pm

        Salim posted

        (..Putin is the good guy in this war. liberating Aleppo is a milestone and must be celebrated..)

        You are exactly right, Salim! If Putin did not intervene on behalf of the Syrian government, ISIS and Al-Nusra jihadists will be ruling Damascus today and their black flag jihadist would be flying there. It is also worth remembering that over the past few days, since the liberation of East Aleppo by the Syrian Army, islamic jihadists and their American and Western backers were foaming at the mouth and are so angry at the defeat of the jihadist terrorists in Aleppo! Many islamic jihadists and their Western backers are today celebrating the assassination of the Russian ambassador. Remember this:

        • Angemon says

          Dec 19, 2016 at 9:41 pm

          Christianblood posted:

          “It is also worth remembering that over the past few days, since the liberation of East Aleppo by the Syrian Army, islamic jihadists and their American and Western backers were foaming at the mouth and are so angry at the defeat of the jihadist terrorists in Aleppo!”

          Citation needed

          “Many islamic jihadists and their Western backers are today celebrating the assassination of the Russian ambassador. ”

          Citation needed.

    • Undaunted says

      Dec 19, 2016 at 8:12 pm

      So, I guess you’re talking about Budennovsk in ’95. No child would have been killed in that hospital if not for the Chechen motherfuckers who went in in the first place. Seems like all you fucking Muslim assholes like to do is pick on kids and people who can’t defend themselves. In serious gunfights with real men you always get you stinkin’ shit blown away… or weep and beg for your pitiful, filthy, useless lives if captured.

      Can’t wait to meet you and your brothers and sisters in a showdown, bitch.

    • Angemon says

      Dec 19, 2016 at 9:40 pm

      Ali Bey posted:

      “Killing of soviet, sorry I mean Russian Ambassador not terrorist act as the one of the lorry in Berlin, since has not been a random and indiscriminate act but a retaliation against the representative of the nation who has sided murderous oligarquic despot Assad of Syria.”

      All the same, Ali – “terrorism” is not defined by the driving force but by the tactics employed.

    • f c king says

      Dec 20, 2016 at 3:31 am

      This was an islamic terrorist action. Period. A muslim shouting allah akblah , kills a non – believer. What bunch of fools really believe they are going to heaven for musdering non muslims ?This is the typeof people turkey allows to swarm into the EU. His people. Vellow muslims.

    • Christianblood says

      Dec 20, 2016 at 8:45 am

      Ali Bey posted

      (…killing of soviet, sorry I mean Russian Ambassador not terrorist act as the one of the lorry in Berlin, since has not been a random and indiscriminate act but a retaliation against the representative of the nation who has sided murderous oligarquic despot Assad of Syria.

      Thank God that Russia intervened and prevented Syria from being over run by the Saudi/Turkish/America/Qatar and Western-backed barbaric jihadist killers who would have massacred millions of Christians and other minorities who are now protected under Assad in Syria! If Russia did not intervene on behalf of the Syrian government the evil black flag of islam/ISIS would be flying in Damascus today and I am sure if you are a muslim as per your name (Ali) who follow the evil and murderous teachings of the cult of death (islam) that is what you would have liked. Right? What is more surprising to me and to the rest of the world is that even American and Western governments and most of their present day societies would have like that as well! This is mind-boggling and shocking indeed but it is a fact!

      Just Three Days Ago, At Least 14 US Coalition Military Officers Were Captured by Syrian Special Forces in East Aleppo Bunker in the Act of Directing and Providing Military Intelligence to their barbaric jihadist allies in Syria! This is truly, incredible! Please Read more of this below:

      http://21stcenturywire.com/2016/12/16/reports-at-least-10-nato-military-officers-captured-by-syrian-special-forces-this-morning-in-east-aleppo-bunker/

      • Angemon says

        Dec 20, 2016 at 9:57 am

        Citations needed.

    • RationalVoice says

      Dec 20, 2016 at 9:01 am

      The Russians are a ruthless people and the bombing of Aleppo was terrible but what surprised me was the total lack of any security at all for the ambassador which might fuel the suspicions of those who suspect Erdogan of looking both ways. I would not trust the Turks to provide security if I was Russian. Just one guy with a pistol could have saved the ambassador. They had to wait for the police to come
      Something doesn’t smell right.Turkey is in NATO so if Russia punishes Turkey this could start WW3

      • DirkaDirka says

        Dec 20, 2016 at 11:42 am

        Not just the Russians. That is what happens in war. If you think the Allies won WW2 by being morally superior, you are very wrong. They won it by being better at killing the Axis forces. There is only one way to really win a war. That is to take and hold ground and keep it, usually resulting in the death of the enemies that held the ground.

        Advancement in modern weapons is amazing but whether it be a UAV or a sharpened stick, winning wars come from the same thing.

        And islam is intent on bringing that war everwhere.

    • Allan says

      Dec 20, 2016 at 4:51 pm

      ναυτικός Ali Bey, have you fantasized about being a naval officer with thousands of obedient sailors and marines under your command? C’mon, you can tell us the truth. We’re all friends, here.

  2. Ashley says

    Dec 19, 2016 at 5:18 pm

    Not that it amounts to a hill of beans, but I AM curious about the sharp quality of these photos of Altintas during the commission of the assassination. Did someone take these pictures or are they stills from a surveillance camera? Mighty high quality if surveillance stills…the pictures aren’t the least bit grainy. If someone snapped these pictures, I have to wonder if Altintas acted alone.

    The above reports that Altinatas was off duty. Did he have clearance to carry a firearm into the exhibit? Was there no security in place?

    Christ…he shot Karlov NINE times. Glad someone had clearance to carry a firearm to “neutralize” Altintas on the spot.

    • Custos Custodum says

      Dec 20, 2016 at 2:58 am

      The fact that a picture of the ambassador’s corpse was published at all is also rather puzzling given that Turkey practices strict censorship of domestic and international news.

      • Annemarie says

        Dec 21, 2016 at 4:51 am

        I’ve seen on Twitter the entire video of the speech of the ambassador ,the killer walking around, taking a gun out his pocket and the shooting,

        • Annemarie says

          Dec 21, 2016 at 5:05 am

          Live Leak YouTube.

    • Celtic says

      Dec 20, 2016 at 3:48 am

      ” someone snapped these pictures, I have to wonder if Altintas acted alone.”

      Of course not – he was a pawn being sacrificed after the work was done. Why do you think he was shot? The gunman cannot be questioned anymore – how convenient for the Muslim Brotherhood filth and their honourless way of war.

  3. Voytek Gagalka says

    Dec 19, 2016 at 5:32 pm

    In the Art Gallery? By any chance did they dare to display some Mohammedan cartoons borrowed from Garland and thus “provoked” this fellow? Just asking…

  4. Ali Bey says

    Dec 19, 2016 at 5:40 pm

    You may be right, Mustapha crap. ElderlyZionist, obviously Mevlet Mert son was not killed in Aleppo, but this gunman may have been a hired assassin, as Mustapha points out, or driven to commit the shooting of the Ambassador out of indignation of having seen on TV so many times so many killed or wounded children amidst the ruins of the hospitalary equipment caused by the expeditionary military corpus of the imperialist russian airforce that cannot be excused of having bombarded an hospital by mistake since the hitting of Aleppo hospital took place not once but several times and to-day there are sophisticated systems for not causing collateral dammages when operating attacks..

    • mgoldberg says

      Dec 19, 2016 at 6:28 pm

      I guess the million or so slaughtered, tortured by Turkish troops in the armenian massacre was what really set him off. I mean that must have enraged his very soul……

  5. Bezelel says

    Dec 19, 2016 at 6:11 pm

    With friends like erdogan, who needs enemies? I can’t see an end to this. I can see a lot more and worse coming.

  6. vlparker says

    Dec 19, 2016 at 8:08 pm

    This had nothing to do with islam. This guy is obviously mentally ill.

  7. Baucent says

    Dec 20, 2016 at 2:34 am

    The news report form the “Independent” above misses out one important line the killer shouted in Arabic.

    He said, according to AP “We are the descendants of those who supported the Prophet Muhammad for jihad”

    That puts the attack into context. He was a jihadist, probably an Islamic State supporter.

  8. Ali Bey says

    Dec 20, 2016 at 3:34 am

    I didn,t mean to justify the assassination of an innocent civil servant, the Russian Ambassador, I disapprove that but one thing is random terrorism against anonymous people as in Berlin and another is to select and prepare th attack against a personal victim. It seems to me that some media had presented to us the bombing of hospitals in Aleppo as intentional. Also as if as Mustapha believes the attempt against the Russian Ambassador has the stench of grumpy Erdogan why to choose as a perpetrator a member of the armed forces , that would mean that it doesn,t matter to Erdogan to be considered suspicious of the crime. I also condemned the assassination of two staff members of the Turkish Embassy in Madrid years ago carried through by gunmen members of Armenian ASALA organization not being those dfiplomats personally guilty of the genocidal atrocities commited generations back by the Turkish authorities.I am sorry to have upset Grouchy I mean Elderly Zionist.

  9. Celtic says

    Dec 20, 2016 at 3:45 am

    This is typical. Russia beats Turkey’s ass in Syria by destroying their Jihadist-Agenda and in return the Turks shoot an unarmed Diplomat in the back.

    This is how thei Turkish “honour” was restored.

    This is just pathetic and it once more Shows, that in Islamic warfare, there is no honour, there is no Moral and there are no Limits.

    No matter if we talk about beheading children, raping Little Girls or Shooting People in the back.

    Just pathetic.

    I hope Turkey gets kicked out of NATO to face off Putin all alone – it would serve mankind indeed id Putin kicked some Erdogan-Ass.

  10. Crusades Were Right! says

    Dec 20, 2016 at 5:23 am

    So this is what passes for a police officer in Turkey?

    Explains a lot!

  11. ElderlyZionist says

    Dec 20, 2016 at 6:54 am

    Here we go:

    http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/12/20/gunman-arrested-after-firing-shots-near-us-embassy-in-turkey.html

    “Turkey’s pro-government newspaper Yeni Safak claimed Karlov’s killing was a plot by the U.S. intelligence agency that was carried out by a movement led by U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Turkey says is behind a failed coup in July aimed at toppling Erdogan. Gulen denies the accusation.

    “Great Sabotage,” Yeni Safak said in its headline.

    The Associated Press contributed to this report”

    I knew us Jooze were behind it all, somehow. Now that ‘s settled, Erdogan can arrest more secularists…uh, Gulenists, and bomb the Kurds some more. Happy Eid, Ali Bey.

    • Baucent says

      Dec 20, 2016 at 7:13 am

      laughable stuff really. Really looks like Erdo has purged all secular cops from the ranks and is now left with the Islamists. And this is the result.

  12. Craig says

    Dec 20, 2016 at 7:04 am

    Time to cut the crap. Bring back the crusades…..

  13. Richard Paulsen says

    Dec 20, 2016 at 8:47 am

    They will always find reasons. Do not respect others whatever. Whether getting economical support, military help, medical help, food deliveries, help to develope, migration never mind how many.
    The more help, the more they are in other countries, the more encouraged to commit assaults in the name of their eligious faith.

  14. Brandy L. says

    Dec 20, 2016 at 9:22 am

    He gave the sign of the tawheed, now as far as ive ever hears, no one but those IS idiots use that signal usually. And I agree, Aleppo atrocities by Putin and his dog Assad are indiscriminate and horrible. I do not support either but i support the jihadists even less. They are common criminals and murderers basing their horrible massacres on religion. That is not islam. Not all Muslims are bad. Isis and other jihad groups are not Muslims. Their religion is war. Pure and simple. We will defeat them. No question. And not all rebel groups are bad either…just 99.9% of them. There are militias and brigades under the SDF banner that are fighting for the good guys.

    • ElderlyZionist says

      Dec 20, 2016 at 10:58 am

      “Isis and other jihad groups are not Muslims.”

      You know, that’s takfir – proclaiming other Muslims to be apostates and excommunicating them. Just like ISIS do. The only difference is that your side claims to be non-violent, for the time being. *They* think they’re Muslim, they think they’re better Muslims than you are. What makes you think you know better? Never mind excommunicating ISIS. Stop them. By whatever means necessary.

    • Celtic says

      Dec 21, 2016 at 11:33 am

      “That is not islam. ”

      Yes it is and has always been. This is exactly how Mohammed used to deal with his opponents.

  15. dave says

    Dec 20, 2016 at 1:54 pm

    back in the cold war days, TURKEY was and is a NATO ally, but only because of it’s geographic location to RUSSIA. the WEST bought TURKEY’S loyalty, but it is now TURKEY working WITH RUSSIA, but only for an OIL PIPE LINE into SYRIA, in conjunction with the IRANIAN OIL PIPE LINE. it is just business. the RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR may have been sacrificed for compensation purposes & public consumption.

FacebookYoutubeTwitterLog in

Subscribe to the Jihad Watch Daily Digest

You will receive a daily mailing containing links to the stories posted at Jihad Watch in the last 24 hours.
Enter your email address to subscribe.

Please wait...

Thank you for signing up!
If you are forwarding to a friend, please remove the unsubscribe buttons first, as they my accidentally click it.

Subscribe to all Jihad Watch posts

You will receive immediate notification.
Enter your email address to subscribe.
Note: This may be up to 15 emails a day.

Donate to JihadWatch
FrontPage Mag

Search Site

Translate

The Team

Robert Spencer in FrontPageMag
Robert Spencer in PJ Media

Articles at Jihad Watch by
Robert Spencer
Hugh Fitzgerald
Christine Douglass-Williams
Andrew Harrod
Jamie Glazov
Daniel Greenfield

Contact Us

Terror Attacks Since 9/11

Archives

  • 2020
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2019
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2018
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2017
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2016
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2015
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2014
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2013
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2012
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2011
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2010
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2009
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2008
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2007
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2006
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2005
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2004
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2003
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • March

All Categories

You Might Like

Learn more about RevenueStripe...

Recent Comments

  • Michael Copeland on New study reveals that Muslim religiosity strongly linked to hatred towards the West
  • Westman on New study reveals that Muslim religiosity strongly linked to hatred towards the West
  • gravenimage on Erdogan: ‘Turks must defend the rights of Jerusalem, even with their lives’ for ‘the honor of the Islamic nation’
  • gravenimage on Erdogan: ‘Turks must defend the rights of Jerusalem, even with their lives’ for ‘the honor of the Islamic nation’
  • gravenimage on Erdogan: ‘Turks must defend the rights of Jerusalem, even with their lives’ for ‘the honor of the Islamic nation’

Popular Categories

dhimmitude Sharia Jihad in the U.S ISIS / Islamic State / ISIL Iran Free Speech

Robert Spencer FaceBook Page

Robert Spencer Twitter

Robert Spencer twitter

Robert Spencer YouTube Channel

Books by Robert Spencer

Jihad Watch® is a registered trademark of Robert Spencer in the United States and/or other countries - Site Developed and Managed by Free Speech Defense

Content copyright Jihad Watch, Jihad Watch claims no credit for any images posted on this site unless otherwise noted. Images on this blog are copyright to their respective owners. If there is an image appearing on this blog that belongs to you and you do not wish for it appear on this site, please E-mail with a link to said image and it will be promptly removed.

Our mailing address is: David Horowitz Freedom Center, P.O. Box 55089, Sherman Oaks, CA 91499-1964

loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.