When is Deniz Gezmiş's birthday?

Deniz Gezmiş's birthday is February 27. He was born on February 27, 1947 in Ayaş, Turkey.

Who shares a birthday with Deniz Gezmiş?

Famous people who share Deniz Gezmiş's February 27 birthday include Constantine the Great, John Steinbeck, Elizabeth Taylor, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Ernest Renan.

Activism · 1947–1972

Deniz Gezmiş — Age, Birthday & Biography

Born: 27 February 1947 · Died: 6 May 1972 · Age at death: 25

How old was Deniz Gezmiş when he died?

Deniz Gezmiş died aged 25. He was born on 27 February 1947 and died on 6 May 1972.

Quick facts

Date of birth27 February 1947
Date of death6 May 1972
Age at death25
NationalityTurkish
BirthplaceAyaş, Turkey

Editor's Take:

Deniz Gezmiş became an icon of the Turkish left. He was a student who believed revolution was near. His group carried out robberies and kidnapped four American servicemen, who were released unharmed. He was hanged at 25 after a military-era trial. To many on the left he is a martyr. To others he is a militant who chose violence. His face still appears on posters at protests. The debate over his life still divides Turkey today.

Key Milestones

1968: Leads student protests
1971: Founds the People's Liberation Army of Turkey
1971: Arrested
1972: Executed in Ankara

Deniz Gezmiş (Turkish pronunciation:, 27 February 1947 – 6 May 1972) was a Turkish Marxist-Leninist revolutionary, student leader, and political activist in Turkey in the late 1960s. He was one of the founding members of the People's Liberation Army of Turkey (THKO).

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Deniz Gezmiş: Turkey's Revolutionary Student

Turkish activist, born 1947

Deniz Gezmiş was born in Ayaş on 27 February 1947.

He led a revolutionary student movement in the 1960s.

He founded the People's Liberation Army of Turkey.

He was hanged in Ankara in 1972.

Career highlights

1968Protests: student leader
1971THKO: founded
1971Arrest: after kidnapping case
1972Sentence: death penalty
1972Execution: Ankara

Did you know?His last letter to his father is widely read in Turkey.

Age at death: 25
Would be: 79
Years since death: 54

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When is Deniz Gezmiş's birthday?: Deniz Gezmiş's birthday is February 27. He was born on February 27, 1947 in Ayaş, Turkey.
How old was Deniz Gezmiş when he died?: Deniz Gezmiş died on May 6, 1972, aged 25.
Who shares a birthday with Deniz Gezmiş?: Famous people who share Deniz Gezmiş's February 27 birthday include Constantine the Great, John Steinbeck, Elizabeth Taylor, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Ernest Renan.

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