What the records say
- When
- Nov 1992
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 38.43° N, 40.20° E
- Description
- destruction the Kelekçi village in Dicle, Turkey
Kelekçi village destruction
Destruction the Kelekçi village in Dicle, Turkey
The Kelekçi village destruction occurred in November 1992 in the Dicle district in Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. The Turkish authorities demanded the Muhtar of the Kelekçi village to evacuate all the inhabitants of the village. But as the villagers gathered in an area, the Turkish gendarmerie, using heavy weapons in armored vehicles began firing at the villagers and their houses.
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