What the records say
- When
- Jul 1980
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 57
- Coordinates
- 40.55° N, 34.95° E
- Description
- massacre of Alevi Turks in Turkey
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Çorum massacre
Massacre of Alevi Turks in Turkey in 1980
The Çorum pogrom or Çorum massacres occurred in the province of Çorum in north-central Turkey between May and July 1980. Turkist ultranationalists targeted the Alevi minority which led to as many as 57 deaths and over 200 injuries in the ensuing violence. Another target was the social-democratic Republican People's Party (CHP). Many victims were young people and women.
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