Askar Simitko

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Askar Simitko, also spelled Asghar Smitko or Asghar Simko, (1953 – January 28, 1996) was a Kurdish Iranian heroin smuggler and intelligence contractor who worked in Turkey. He lived in Istanbul in 1985 and was threatened by the Iranian Intelligence Organization. In 1993, he sought asylum in a third country. On January 15, 1996, he and his partner Lazım Esmaeili were abducted by unknown persons after leaving the casino at the Polat Renaissance Hotel in Yeşilköy, Istanbul. Their bodies were found on January 28, 1996 in Kerev Creek, Silivri, about 60 km from Istanbul.