Municipality workers then replaced the street sign with one inscribed with Karlov’s name. Karlov was shot dead December 19 while speaking at the opening of a photo exhibition. The killer, an off-duty policeman, was also shot dead in a police operation. Turkish and Russian leaders have said the attack was aimed at derailing newly restored ties between their two countries.
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Turkey renames street after slain Russian ambassador
10 January 2017
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Turkey has renamed the street that serves the Russian Embassy after the ambassador who was killed in an attack in the Turkish capital. Ankara Mayor Melih Gokcek Tuesday presented a framed copy of his municipality’s decision to rename the street to the widow of Andrey Karlov.
