Mehmet Ali Agca
Notorious assassin changes surname to 'lion'
A recent court indictment has revealed that Mehmet Ali Ağca, the killer of journalist Abdi İpekçi and the perpetrator of failed assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II changed his surname to "Aslan," meaning "lion" in English.
An Istanbul court used the new surname of Ağca during a trial in which he faced 15 years in prison for looting.
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