What the records say
- When
- 6 Aug 1938
- Kind
- Massacre
- Coordinates
- 39.59° N, 39.59° E
- Description
- Massacre of Kurds in Turkey
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Zini Rift Massacre
Massacre of Kurds in Turkey
The Zini Rift Massacre was the murder of 95 Alevi-Kurdish civilians on 6 August 1938 in the Kılıçkaya village of Erzincan Province, Turkey. After the Dersim rebellion, some of the people of the region were exiled to Balıkesir and Keşan.
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