in London for the conference, is unclear. According to Zorlu's lawyer at the Yassiada trial, a mob of 300,000 was marshaled in a radius of around the city for the attacks. Zorlu was sentenced to death and executed by hanging on the island of İmralı on 16 September 1961 along with Adnan Menderes and Hasan Polatkan. He approached the gallows calmly, helped the hangman to lay the noose around his neck. Personal life Zorlu married Emel Aras on 29 October 1933. She was the daughter of Tevfik Rüştü Aras who was serving as the minister of foreign affairs at that time. Fatin Rüştü Zorlu and Emel Aras had a daughter, Sevin Zorlu (1936–2006), who was a journalist. Legacy Many years after his death his grave was moved to a mausoleum in İstanbul on 17 September 1990 along with the graves of the two other cabinet members hanged. See also List of Turkish diplomats References External links Biyografi.info - Biography of Fatin Rüştü Zorlu 1910 births 1961 deaths Politicians from Istanbul People from Constantinople vilayet Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946–1961) politicians 20th-century Turkish diplomats Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Deputy Prime Ministers of Turkey Deputies of Çanakkale Permanent Representatives of Turkey to NATO Galatasaray High School alumni Executed politicians Executed Turkish people People executed by Turkey by hanging 20th-century executions by Turkey People who have received posthumous pardons Members of the 21st government of Turkey Members of the 23rd government of Turkey Members of the 22nd government of Turkey Grand Crosses 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Politicians arrested in Turkey People expelled from public office Burials at Topkapı Cemetery Istanbul pogrom