Zilan massacre
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Zilan massacre | |
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Location | Turkey |
Date | July 12/13, 1930 |
Target | Kurdish civilians |
Attack type | Massacre |
Deaths | 5,000–15,000 |
Perpetrators | Turkish Armed Forces |
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The Zilan massacre[3][4] (Kurdish: Komkujiya Zîlanê,[5] Turkish: Zilan Katliamı[6] or Zilan Deresi Katliamı[7][8], etc.[9]) was the massacre[10][11] of thousands of Kurdish civilians by the Turkish Land Forces in the Zilan Valley of Van Province on 12/13 July 1930, during the Ararat rebellion in Ağrı Province.[citation needed]
The massacre took place to the north of the town of Erciş on Lake Van. It was carried out by the IX Corps of the Third Army under the command of Ferik (Lieutenant General) Salih Omurtak. The number of people killed in the massacre ranges from 4,500 women and elderly[12] to 15,000.[13][14][15]