Sakine Dzhansyz ( Kurd. Sakîne Cansiz ; 1958 - January 10, 2013 ) is a Kurdish activist , one of the founders of the Kurdistan Workers Party , a close ally of Abdullah Ocalan . In the 1980s, she was arrested by Turkish police and tortured by .
| Sakine Jansyz | |
|---|---|
| Kurd. Sakîne cansiz | |
| Birth name | Sakine Jansyz |
| Date of Birth | 1958 |
| Place of Birth | |
| Date of death | January 10, 2013 |
| Place of death | Paris , France |
| Citizenship |  Kurdistan |
| Occupation | Kurdish activist |
| The consignment | Kurdistan Workers Party |
On January 10, 2013, she was shot dead along with two other PKK activists (Leila Shaylamaz and Fidan Dogan) in Paris . The bodies were found at the Kurdistan Information Center. The murder was officially condemned by the authorities of France and Turkey.