An Anatolian leopard (Panthera pardus tulliana Valenciennes, 1856) was killed by a shepherd in the Çınar District, the southeastern province of Diyarbakır on Nov. 3, 2013, drawing attention back to a species long thought extinct within Turkey's borders.
Reference: Khalaf-Sakerfalke von Jaffa, Prof. Dr. Sc. Norman Ali Bassam Ali Taher (2015). Killing Incident of an Anatolian Leopard (Panthera pardus tulliana Valenciennes, 1856) in Turkey. Gazelle - The Palestinian Biological Bulletin (ISSN 0178-6288). Volume 33, Number 121. January 2015. pp. 1-20. Dubai and Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. http://leopard-panthera-pardus.webs.com/anatolianleopard.htm