Bahçelievler massacre
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The Bahçelievler massacre is the name given to the events of October 9, 1978 in Bahçelievler, Ankara, Turkey, when seven university students, members of the Workers' Party of Turkey, were assassinated by ultra-nationalists including Grey Wolves' leader Abdullah Çatlı, and Haluk Kırcı. The assailants, who were armed with a number of weapons, were reportedly surprised to find the "revolutionary" students unarmed in their apartment. Five of the students were killed in the apartment, and two were taken away by car and killed nearby.[1]
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Part of Political violence in Turkey, 1970s | |
Location | Bahçelievler, Ankara, Turkey |
Coordinates | 39.9286°N 32.8272°E / 39.9286; 32.8272 |
Date | 8 October 1978 |
Target | Workers' Party of Turkey students |
Deaths | 7 |
Perpetrators | Grey Wolves |
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