“Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia” (ASALA): the headquarters of the organization that was found in 1975 was in Beirut, training basis in Syria. The aim of the organization was to establish “Greater Armenia” that would include Eastern Turkey, Northern Iran, and Nakhchivan and Nagorno-Karabakh territories of Azerbaijan. This organization committed terrorist acts mainly against citizens of Turkey and Azerbaijan. The main figure in collaboration with terrorist groups such as “Abu Nidal”, “Black September” was the leader of ASALA – Akop Akopyan. A.Akopyan (“Mujahid”) who assumed the responsibility for the death of Turkish ambassador that was killed in 1980 in Athena noted during interview to “New-York Times” on 01.08.80



