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List of massacres in Turkey

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The following is a list ofmassacresthat occurred inAnatolia(numbers may be approximate, as estimates vary greatly):

Antiquity[edit]

Name Date Location Deaths Responsible Party Victims Notes
Fall of Miletus 494 BC Miletus Most Milesian men Persian Empire Greeks [1]
Battle of Aegospotami 405 BC Aegospotami 3,000 Sparta Athenian sailors 3,000 Athenian sailors executed
Fall of Sestos 353 BC Sestos All males of Sestos Athens Greeks
Asiatic Vespers 88 BC Asia (Roman province) 80,000–150,000 Mithridates VI of Pontus Romans and Italians [2][3]

Middle Ages[edit]

Name Date Location Deaths Responsible Party Victims Notes
Nika Revolt January 532 Constantinople 30,000 Byzantine Empire Byzantines About thirty thousand rioters were reportedly killed.[4]
Sack of Amorium August 838 Amorium 30,000–70,000[5] Abbasid Caliphate Byzantines
Battle of Levounion 29 April 1091 Enez tens of thousands[6] Byzantine Empire & Cumans Pechenegs ThePechenegsconsisting of 80,000 warriors and their families invaded the Byzantine Empire. NearEnezthey were ambushed by a combined Byzantine and Cuman army, fighting soon turned into wholesale slaughter. Warriors and civilians were killed and thePechenegpeople were nearly wiped out.[6]
Siege of Antioch 3 June 1098 Antioch Muslim and Christian population Crusaders Muslim and Christian population
Massacre of the Latins May 1182 Constantinople Uncertain – tens of thousands Byzantine mob Roman Catholics The bulk of the Latin community, estimated at over 60,000 at the time, was wiped out or forced to flee; some 4,000 survivors were sold as slaves to the Turks. The massacre further worsened relations and increased enmity between the Western and Eastern Christian churches, and a sequence of hostilities between the two followed.
Siege of Constantinople (1204) 8–13 April 1204 Constantinople many civilians killed[7] Crusaders Byzantines The city was sacked and looted.
Siege of Antioch (1268) 18 May 1268 Antioch 14,000 Mamluk Sultanate Christians 14,000 Christians slaughtered by the forces ofBaibars.[citation needed]
Fall of Constantinople 1453 Constantinople 4,000[8][9] Ottomans Byzantines 4,000 persons of both sexes and all ages were massacred during these days. Moreover, the dwellings and the churches were plundered. Some 30,000 were enslaved.[9]
Siege of Trebizond 1461[10] Trabzon Ottomans Trebizonds

Ottoman Empire[edit]

Before 1914[edit]

Name Date Location Deaths Responsible Party Victims Notes
Massacres during the Greek War of Independence 1821–1829 Ottoman Empire Unknown Ottoman government Greeks
Massacres of Badr Khan 1840 Hakkari 10,000[11] KurdishEmirs of Bhutan,Badr Khanand Nurullah Assyrians Many who were not killed were sold into slavery. 1826 Janissaries massacred by government (link to Auspicious Incident).
Hamidian massacres 1894–1896 EasternOttoman Empire 100,000–300,000[12] Ottoman Empire
Hamidiye,
Turkish, Kurdish tribes
Armenians
Massacres of Diyarbakır (1895) 1895 Diyarbakır Vilayet 25,000 Young Turksand Kurdish irregulars ArmeniansandAssyrians
Adana massacre April 1909 Adana Vilayet 15,000–30,000[13][14] local Turkish nationalist activist, conservative reactionary toYoung Turkgovernment Armenians
Ethnic cleansing of Turks in Edirne duringFirst Balkan War[15] October 1912-June 1913 Edirne Vilayet 5,000 (excluding Edeköy Massacre)[16] Bulgarian army Turks
Havsa Massacre 1912 Havsa in Edirne Vilayet 10 Bulgarian army Turks Turkish quarter was almost entirely burnt.[17]
Edeköy Massacre November 1912 Edeköy (nowadays Kadıdondurma) inEdirne Vilayet Thousands[18] Bulgarian army Turks Many incidents of torture and robbery.[18]
Destruction of Thracian Bulgarians 1913 Thrace;Bulgarköy,Edirne[19] 60,000[20][21] Young Turkgovernment, Ottoman army Bulgarians

World War I (1914–1918)[edit]

Name Date Location Deaths Responsible Party Victims Notes
Greek genocide[22][23][24][25] 1917–1922 Ottoman Empire 500,000–900,000 Young Turkgovernment Greeks Reports detail massacres, deportations, individual killings, rapes, burning of entire Greek villages, destruction of Greek Orthodox churches and monasteries, drafts for "Labor Brigades", looting, terrorism and other atrocities.[26][27]
Seyfo[28] 1914–1918 Ottoman Empire 270,000 Young Turk government and Kurdish tribes Assyrians Denied by the Turkish government.
Armenian genocide 1895–1918 Ottoman Empire 850,000–1,800,000 Young Turk government and Kurdish tribes Armenians The Armenians of the eastern regions of the empire were massacred. The Turkish government currently denies the genocide.[29][30][31]It is the second most publicised case of genocide after theHolocaust.[32]
Massacres inEastern Anatolia 1915-1916 Eastern Anatolia 128,000+[33] Russian army and possibly Armenian irregulars Muslim population According toJ. Rummelat least 128,000 Muslims were killed (death toll includes death by famine and diseases) by Russian troops and possibly Armenian irregulars during the period between 1915 and 1916.[33]
Massacres in theÇoruh Rivervalley 1916[34] Çoruh Rivervalley 45,000[34] Cossackregiments Muslim population During WWI, Russian "General Liakhov, for instance 'accused the Muslims of treachery, and sent hisCossacksfromBatumwith orders to kill every native at sight, and burn every village and every mosque. And very efficiently had they performed their task, for as we passed up theChorokhvalley to Artvin not a single habitable dwelling or a single living creature did we see.' "[34]
Massacres against Kurdish civilians 1915-1918[35][36] Eastern Anatolia estimated to 600,000[35][36] Russian Army, and possibly Armenians irregulars along with Assyrians led by Agha Petros Kurds In 1914, the Russians defeated the Ottoman Army. Then using the help provided by the Armenians and Assyrian irregular military forces, they penetrated deep into Anatolia and invaded major Kurdish cities. It is estimated that more than 600,000 Kurds lost their lives between 1915 and 1915.[35][36][37]

Post-World War I (1919–1923)[edit]

Name Date Location Deaths Responsible Party Victims Notes
Massacre in Marash 1920 Marash,Aleppo Vilayet 5,000–12,000 Turks Armenians [38][39][40]
Massacre in Birecik[41] February 11–24, 1920 Birecik,Aleppo Vilayet 280 French Turks 70 wounded,[42]many women were raped[43]
Kahyaoğlu Farm Massacre[tr] June 11, 1920 Yeşiloba,Adana Vilayet 64+ to ~200 Armenians Turks Report which was given toMustafa Kemal Pashaincluded 43 men, 21 women and tens of children. Other estimates are up to 200.[44]
Karadeniz massacre January 28–29, 1921 waters of theBlack Sea 15 Kemalists/Committee of Union and Progress(disputed) Communist Party of Turkey

Republic of Turkey (1923–present)[edit]

Name Date Location Deaths Responsible Party Victims Notes
Diyarbakir massacre 1925 Diyarbakir Province,Elazığ Province 15,200 (206 villages destroyed) Turkish security forces Kurds Part ofDeportations of Kurdsbetween 1916 and 1934.[45]
Zilan massacre July 1930 Van Province 4,500–15,000 Turkish security forces Kurds 5,000 women, children, and elderly people were reportedly killed[46]
1934 Thrace pogroms 21 June-4 July 1934 Thrace 1 Local people Jews Over 15,000 Jews had to flee from region[47]
Dersim rebellion Summer 1937-Spring 1938 Tunceli Province 13,806–70,000[48] Turkish security forces AleviKurds/Zazas The killings have been condemned by some as an ethnocide or genocide[49][50]
Zini Rift Massacre 6 August 1938 Erzincan Province 95 Turkish security forces Kurds [51][52][53][54]
Muğlalı incident July 1943 Van Province 32 Turkish security forces Kurds 33 Kurdish villagers were extrajudicially executed by GeneralMustafa Muğlalıfor allegedly smuggling livestock, one of them escaped.[55][56][57]
Karahan village massacre October 1944 Van Province 6 Turkish security forces Kurds 6 Kurdish villagers were extrajudicially executed by GeneralMustafa Muğlalı.This was the second massacre of Muğlalı, with the possibility of more uncovered massacres having been committed.[58]
Istanbul pogrom 6–7 September 1955 Istanbul 13–30[59] Turkish government[60] primarily Greeks, as well as Armenians, Jews The killings are identified as genocidal byAlfred-Maurice de Zayas.[61]Many of the non-Muslim minorities, mostly Greek Christians, forced to leave Turkey. Several churches are demolished by explosives.
Taksim Square massacre May 1, 1977 Taksim SquareinIstanbul 34[62]-42[63] Some unidentified armed people Leftist demonstrators, civilians
Beyazıt massacre March 16, 1978 Istanbul 7 Grey Wolves,Turkish deep state(alleged) Leftistuniversity students Cemil Sönmez, Baki Ekiz, Hatice Özen, Abdullah Şimşek, Murat Kurt, Hamdi Akıl and Turan Ören were killed and 41 others were injured by a bomb that was followed by gunfire March 16, 1978.
Ümraniye massacre March 17, 1978 ÜmraniyeinIstanbul 5 Communist Party of Turkey/Marxist–Leninist Grey Wolvesaffiliated workers Grey Wolvesclaim that the victims were badly tortured.[64]Reaction to the aforementionedBeyazıt massacre.
Malatya massacre April 17, 1978 Malatya Province 8 Grey Wolves,Salafists AleviTurks Grey Wolvesand salafists attacked Alevi regions of city after assassination ofHamit Fendoğlu[tr]leaving 8 dead, including 3 children and 100 wounded. 1000 shops were looted and destroyed.[65]
Balgat massacre August 10, 1978 Çankaya,Ankara 5 Grey Wolves Civilians (claimed that they wereleftist)
Bahçelievler massacre October 9, 1978 Bahçelievler, Ankara 7[66] Grey Wolves Workers' Party of Turkeymember students
Maraş massacre December 19–26, 1978 Kahramanmaraş Province 109[67] Grey Wolves[67] AleviKurds
Piyangotepe massacre May 16, 1979 KeçiöreninAnkara 7 Grey Wolves Civilians [citation needed]
Adana high school massacre September 19, 1979 Adana Construction Vocational High School 6 Communist Party of Turkey/Marxist–Leninist Grey Wolvesaffiliated teachers Müslüm Teke, Yılmaz Kızılay, Davut Korkmaz, Ahmet Güleç, Özcan Doruk and Mustafa Karaca were killed by 2 Leftist men. Reaction to the aforementioned Maraş massacre where the Grey Wolves killed more than a hundred civilians.[64][68][69]
Çorum massacre May–July, 1980 Çorum Province 57[70] Grey Wolves AleviTurks
Ortabağ massacre January 23, 1987 UludereinŞırnak Province 8 PKK Civilians [71][72]
Pınarcık massacre June 20, 1987 Pınarcık inMardin Province 30 JİTEM/PKK(disputed) Civilians
Çevrimli massacre[tr] June 11, 1990 GüçlükonakinŞırnak Province 27 PKK Civilians In the massacre, 27 people were killed, 12 were children and 7 were women. 4 village guards died in clashes with PKK members, 1 PKK member was killed.[73][74][75]
Çetinkaya Store massacre[tr] December 25, 1991 BakırköyinIstanbul 11 PKK Civilians The PKK attacks a store in the Bakırköy district with Molotov cocktails, resulting in 11 deaths, including 7 women and 1 child.[74][76]
Cevizdalı massacre October 21, 1992 CevizdalıinBitlis Province 30 PKK Civilians Cevizdali village of Bitlis was raided during the nighttime, PKK militias killed 30 people, including 8 children, and wounded 20 others. Militias then burned whole the village by the news they received that soldiers are on the way to the village.[77]
Sivas massacre[78]

(aka Madımak massacre)

July 2, 1993 Sivas 35 (+2 perpetrators) Salafists,Grey Wolves Aleviandleftistintellectuals
Başbağlar massacre July 5, 1993 Başbağlar, nearErzincan 33 JİTEM/PKK(disputed)[79] Civilians
Digor massacre[tr] August 14, 1993 Digor, Kars 17 Turkish security forces Kurdish Civilians Opened fire on Kurdish villagers by theSpecial Operation Department.17 villagers including 7 children were killed and 63 were injured.[80]
Vartinis massacre October 3, 1993 Vartinis,Muş province 9 Turkish Armed Forces Civilians
Lice massacre October 20–23, 1993 LiceinDiyarbakır Province 30+ Turkish Armed Forces Kurdish Civilians Turkish security forces attacked the town ofLice,destroying 401 houses, 242 shops and massacring more than thirty civilians, and leaving 100 wounded.[81]
Yavi Massacre[82] October 25, 1993 Yavi, Çat,Erzurum Province 38 PKK Civilians
Ormancık massacre January 21, 1994 Ormancık, Savur,Mardin Province 19 PKK Village guardsand affiliated civilians The massacre may have been achemical attack.[83][84]
Kuşkonar and Koçağılı massacre March 23, 1994 Kuşkonar and Koçağılı villages,Şırnak 38[85] Turkish Air Force Kurdish Civilians The government bombed and killed residents of villages who refused to join the government forces. The government spread pictures of dead children in newspapers and blamed the PKK. Turkey was condemned for carrying out the massacre of Kurdish civilians in the ECHR.
Gazi Quarter massacre March 15, 1995 IstanbulandAnkara 23[86] JİTEM,Turkish deep state(alleged) Alevis More than 400 injured[86]
Güçlükonak massacre[tr] February 15, 1996 GüçlükonakinŞırnak province 11 JİTEM Civilians [87][88][89][90]
Blue Market massacre March 13, 1999 Istanbul 13 PKK Civilians [91]
Operation Back to Life December 19, 2000 Turkey 32 Turkish security forces Leftist prisoners Deaths include 30 prisoners and 2 soldiers[92]
Diyarbakır events of March 2006[tr] March 28–31, 2006 Diyarbakır 14 Turkish security forces Protesters 14 Kurdish civilians including 6 children, 4 of them under the age of 10 were killed by the security forces in protests[93]
Zirve Publishing House massacre April 18, 2007 Malatya 3 Islamists German Christians [94]
Mardin engagement ceremony massacre May 4, 2009 Bilge,Mardin 44[95] Village Guards Civilians Reuterssaid it was "one of the worst attacks involving civilians in Turkey's modern history", declaring that the scale of the attack had shocked the nation.[96]
Roboski airstrike December 28, 2011 UludereinŞırnak Province 34[85] Turkish Air Force Kurdish Civilians Warplanes killed who had been involved in smuggling gasoline and cigarettes in the area, villagers during an operation meant to target Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) rebels. The government gave no information about the facts.[97][98][99]
Suruç bombing July 20, 2015 SuruçinŞanlıurfa Province 34 ISIL Socialist Party of the Oppressedmember university students
2015 Ankara bombings October 10, 2015 Ankara 109 ISIL Protesters, civilians
Cizre basement massacre February 7, 2016 Cizre,Şırnak +178 Turkish Armed Forces Kurdish Civilians 178 civilians, dozens of them children, some of them as young as 9 were burnt alive in three basements.[100][101]Turkish government reacted to the massacre by calling it "baseless terror propaganda", and covering it up by flattening the ruins and filling the basements up with rubble.[102]
February 2016 Ankara bombing February 17, 2016 Ankara 30 TAK Civilian employees of Turkish Armed Forces and soldiers
March 2016 Ankara bombing March 13, 2016 Ankara 38 TAK Civilians
2016 Atatürk Airport attack June 28, 2016 Atatürk Airport,Istanbul 45 ISIL Civilians
2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt July 15–16, 2016 Turkey(MainlyIstanbul,Ankara,Malatya,KarsandMarmaris) 270–350[103] Peace at Home Council Civilians and soldiers Turkey witnessed the bloodiest coup attempt in its political history on July 15, 2016, when a section of the Turkish military launched a coordinated operation in several major cities to topple the government[104]
2017 Istanbul nightclub attack January 1, 2017 Istanbul 39 ISIS Civilians A gunman opened fire in the Reina Nightclub during New Year celebrations
2021 Konya massacre July 30, 2021 Meram district,Konya Province 7 Mehmet Altun Kurds

Gallery[edit]

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