What is Salatyn Asgarova?
{{Infobox journalist | name = Salatyn Asgarova<br>Salatın Əsgərova | image= | caption = | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1961|12|16|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Baku]], [[Azerbaijan]] | age = | death_date = {{death date and age|1991|01|09|1961|12|16|df=yes}} | death_place = 6th km of [[Lachin]]-[[Shusha]] highway, next to [[Böyük Galadərəsi]] village | occupation = [[Journalist]] | alias = | children = Jeyhun Asgarov | nationality = [[Azerbaijani people|Azerbaijani]] |awards=[[File:Gold Star medal of Azerbaijan.png|15px]] [[National Hero of Azerbaijan]] (1991) }} '''Salatyn Aziz qizi Asgarova''' ({{lang-az|Salatın Əziz qızı Əsgərova}}; {{lang-ru| Салатын Аскерова}}; 16 December 1961 – 9 January 1991) is a [[National Hero of Azerbaijan]]. She was one of the [[Azerbaijani people|Azerbaijani]] [[journalist]]s killed in the [[Nagorno-Karabakh War]].<ref>[http://www.newssafety.com/casualties/1991.htm Journalists and Media Workers killed in War Zones and other hostile areas in 1991] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109182109/http://www.newssafety.com/casualties/1991.htm |date=2018-01-09 }} International News Safety Institute</ref><ref>[http://www.ifj.org/pdfs/safetyapp2.pdf Statistics on deaths of journalists and media workers 1990-2002] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930155217/http://www.ifj.org/pdfs/safetyapp2.pdf |date=2007-09-30 }} International Federation of Journalists</ref> ==Legacy== A Baku street and a ship in the [[Caspian Sea]] are named after her. A monument in her memory was erected at [[Tafakkur University]] in Baku. She was given the National Hero title after her death. Salatyn was buried in the [[Martyrs' Lane]] in Baku.<ref>[http://www.bakupages.com/pubs/azernews/291_en.php Killed Azeri Journalist’s Memory Revered] Bakupages.com</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Asgarova, Salatyn}} [[Category:1961 births]] [[Category:1991 deaths]] [[Category:Azerbaijani journalists]] [[Category:National Hero of Azerbaijan]]