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Eight shots were fired at Şimşek between 12:45 pm and 2:15 pm. He was transported to hospital and died two days later without ever regaining consciousness. Forensic examination of projectiles and shell cases demonstrated that two different weapons had been used: a pistol of caliber 6.35 mm, type
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At the central memorial event of the
Federal Republic in honour of the NSU victims in the Berliner Schauspielhaus on Gendarmenmarkt, Şimşek's daughter Semiya Şimşek spoke with Mehmet Kubaşık's daughter, Gamze, and stated that she had "not even been permitted to be a victim with a clear conscience"
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To commemorate all NSU murder victims, including Şimşek, a stele was erected in
Nuremberg in 2013. At the scene of the crime, a plaque in his memory was installed in September 2014 at the initiative of residents. The unveiling of the plaque was attended by his widow, who visited the place for the
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decided after a lengthy discussion to name a place in Jena-Winzerla, where the perpetrators of the NSU grew up, after Enver Şimşek. In mid-September 2020, the opening of the "Enver-Şimşek-Platz" was attended by family members of Şimşek as well as minister-president
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spoke of the "intolerance, a lack of understanding of democracy and contempt for victims of terrorism and their relatives" demonstrated by this act. One week later, a wooden bench with an inscription placed in memory of Şimşek was also destroyed.
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Germany from Turkey in 1985. He first worked in a factory and then started his own flower shop. This eventually grew into a flower wholesale business which served several shops and flower stands.
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was planted on 8 September 2019 in memory of Enver Şimşek on the
Ziegelwiese in the northern part of the Swan Pond Park. Only a few weeks later, the tree was cut down by unknown persons. The mayor of Zwickau
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for eleven years". Semiya Şimşek chronicled the story of her family's suffering after the death of her father and the interactions by the investigators with relatives in her 2013 book
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first time. The plaque was later stolen by unknown persons and the group "Das
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360:"Gedenkbaum für NSU-Mordopfer in Zwickau abgesägt"
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210:Heimatschutz. Der Staat und die Mordserie des NSU.
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