What the records say
- When
- 1 May 1937 – 1 Sep 1938
- Kind
- Rebellion
- Deaths
- 13,160
- Coordinates
- 39.15° N, 39.47° E
- Description
- Kurdish and Zaza uprising against the Turkish government in Dersim, eastern Turkey
Placed at the site its title names, Dersim.
Dersim massacre
Turkish military operations, 1937–1938
The Dersim massacre, also known as the Dersim genocide, was carried out by the Turkish military over the course of three operations in the Dersim Province against Kurdish rebels of Alevi faith, and civilians in 1937 and 1938. Although most Kurds in Dersim remained in their home villages, thousands were killed and many others were expelled to other parts of Turkey.
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