What the records say
- When
- 12 Jul 1946
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 16
- Coordinates
- 35.47° N, 44.40° E
- Description
- 1946 massacre
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Gavurbağı massacre
Massacre of Iraqi Turkmen protestors
The Gavurbağı massacre happened on July 12, 1946, when the Iraqi police opened fire on Iraqi Turkmen rights protestors in Kirkuk's Gavurbağı park. The protestors all worked for the Kirkuk Oil Company.
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