What the records say
- When
- 20 Apr 1978
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 8
- Coordinates
- 38.35° N, 38.32° E
- Description
- 1978 massacre in Malatya, Turkey
Placed at the town its title names, Malatya.
Malatya massacre
1978 massacre in Malatya, Turkey
The Malatya Massacre was an outbreak of anti-Alevi violence that took place in Malatya, Turkey, on 17 April 1978. The massacre was instigated by the murder of then-mayor Hamit Fendoğlu, after which Sunni Islamist groups entered the Alevi and left-wing areas of the city and committed violent acts.
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