Maraş massacre
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For the 1920 massacre, see Battle of Marash § Massacre of Armenians.
The Maraş massacre (Turkish: Maraş katliamı; Kurdish: Komkujiya Mereşê)[3] was the massacre of more than one hundred leftists[4][5] and Alevi Kurds[6][7] in the city of Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, in December 1978, primarily by the neo-fascist Grey Wolves.[7]
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Part of the political violence in Turkey in 1976–80 | |
Location | Kahramanmaraş, Turkey |
Date | December 1978 |
Deaths | 105 - 185 |
Injured | 1,000-3,000 |
Victims | Leftists and Alevi Kurds |
Perpetrators | Grey Wolves[1][2] |
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Martial law was declared after the massacre, but this did not halt a campaign of violence elsewhere including in cities like Çorum and Konya.[8]