Armenian terrorist organizations killed 31 Turkish diplomats across the world between 1973 and 1986, a study by a former Turkish ambassador said. According to the "Armenian Terror" study by Ömer Engin Lutem, the killings occurred in the U.S., Austria, France, Italy, Spain, Lebanon, Greece, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Canada, Portugal, Iran, and the U.K. The study said that the assimilation of Armenians who migrated to other countries posed a threat to Armenian churches and political parties, which then decided to revive extremist national emotions to prevent assimilation and to protect their identity.The first killing of a diplomat and his deputy came on January 27, 1973 when Gürgen Yanikyan, an Armenian, killed Turkey's consul general in Los Angeles Mehmet Baydar and his aide Bahadır Demir.Coverage of this incident in the U.S. media encouraged the diaspora to kill other Turkish diplomats in order to create propaganda and promote their ideas among Armenians across the world. A total of three diplomats were killed between 1973 and 1978, following which Turkish public servants abroad became targets for Armenian terrorist organizations like ASALA and the so called Justice Commandoes for Armenian Genocide.The Armenian terrorist acts intensified from 1980 to 1983, in which 580 out of the 699 terror acts happened. The terrorist attacks ended in 1986.Here is a list of Turkish diplomats and public servants who were killed by Armenian terror acts: Jan. 27, 1973 Santa Barbara Consul General Mehmet BaydarJan. 27, 1973 Santa Barbara Consul Bahadır DemirOct. 22, 1975 Vienna Ambassador Danis TunaligilOct. 24, 1975 Paris Ambassador İsmail ErezOct. 24, 1975 Paris Driver Talip YenerJan. 16, 1976 Beirut Head Clerk Oktar CiritJune 9, 1977 Vatican Ambassador Taha CarimJune 2, 1978 Madrid Ambassador's Wife Necla KuneralpJune 2, 1978 Madrid Retired Ambassador Beşir BalcıoğluOct. 12, 1979 The Hague Ambassador's Son Ahmet BenlerDec. 22, 1979 Paris Tourism Counselor Yılmaz ColpanJuly 31, 1980 Athens Administrative Attache Galip OzmenJuly 31, 1980 Athens Attache's Daughter Neslihan OzmenDec.17, 1980 Sydney Consul General Sarik AriyakDec.17, 1980 Sydney Security Attache Engin SeverApril 4,1981 Paris Working Attache Resat MoraliMarch 4, 1981 Paris Religious Officer Tecelli ArıJune 09, 1981 Geneva Contracted Secretary M. Savaş YerguzSep. 24, 1981 Paris Security Attache Cemal ÖzenJan. 28, 1982 Los Angeles Consul General Kemal ArıkanMay 04, 1982 Boston Honorary Consul General Orhan GündüzJune 07, 1982 Lizbon Administrative Attache Erkut AkbayJune 07, 1982 Lizbon Administrative Attache's Wife Nadide AkbayAug. 27, 1982 Ottawa Military Attache Colonel Attila AltıkatSep. 9, 1982 Burgas Administrative Attache Bora SuelkanMarch 9, 1983 Belgrade Ambassador Galip BalkarJuly 14, 1983 Brussels Administrative Attache Dursun AksoyJuly 27, 1983 Lizbon Undersecretary's Wife Cahide MihcioğluApril 28, 1984 Tehran Contracted Secretary's Wife Işık YonderJune 20, 1984 Vienna Working Attache Erdoğan OzenNov. 19, 1984 Vienna International Servant Enver Ergun