Ethnic Armenian Conscript Died in Turkey

On Apr. 24, a 25-year-old young man of Armenian origin serving in Turkey’s armed forces died in the Turkish province of Batman.

According to the Turkish press, Sevak Şahin Balıkçı was killed from gunshot wounds, while playing with a gun with a friend of his (whose name has not been made public).

Further details are currently not available. An investigation is underway.