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Sivas massacre

The Sivas massacre (Turkish: Sivas Katliamı) or Madımak massacre (Turkish: Madımak Katliamı) refers to an act of mob arson taking place on 2 July 1993 at the Hotel Madımak (Otel Madımak) in Sivas, Turkey, which resulted in the killing of 37 people, including about half who were Alevi women and children but also some intellectuals. Two perpetrators also…

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Attack type
Massacre, arson
Date
2 July 1993; 33 years ago (1993-07-02)
Deaths
35 which 10 were under 18 (plus two perpetrators)
Injured
51+
Perpetrator
Sunni Islamists
Target
Alevi intellectuals collectively, attributed to mob anger against Aziz Nesin by Turkish government officials

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Sivas massacre

Nodes35
Edges34
Triples55
Avg. degree1.94
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related to Indictments, trial and sentences · 30
Sivas massacre → After, Ahmet Turan Kılıç, Ankara State Security Court, Another, As, December, Each, Erdoğan, Eren Ceylan, Hayrettin Gül, In, In January, In September, Kılıç, Murat Karataş, Murat Sonkur, No, November, October, On
related to Aftermath · 13
Sivas massacre → Alevi, Alevis, Cafer Erçakmak, Every, However, In March, Sivas, Sivas Madımak Hotel, The, The Turkish, Turkey, TV, Two
related to Denial · 5
Sivas massacre → Islamic-conservative, July, Sivas, The, Yeni Akit
Attack type · 1
Sivas massacre → Massacre, arson
Date · 1
Sivas massacre → 2 July 1993; 33 years ago (1993-07-02)
Deaths · 1
Sivas massacre → 35 which 10 were under 18 (plus two perpetrators)
Injured · 1
Sivas massacre → 51+
Location · 1
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Perpetrator · 1
Sivas massacre → Sunni Islamists
Target · 1
Sivas massacre → Alevi intellectuals collectively, attributed to mob anger against Aziz Nesin by Turkish government officials

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Sivas massacreAttack typeMassacre, arson1.00infobox
Sivas massacreDate2 July 1993; 33 years ago (1993-07-02)1.00infobox
Sivas massacreDeaths35 which 10 were under 18 (plus two perpetrators)1.00infobox
Sivas massacreInjured51+1.00infobox
Sivas massacreLocation.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
Sivas massacrePerpetratorSunni Islamists1.00infobox
Sivas massacreTargetAlevi intellectuals collectively, attributed to mob anger against Aziz Nesin by Turkish government officials1.00infobox
Sivas massacrerelated to AftermathThe0.60section
Sivas massacrerelated to AftermathAlevis0.60section
Sivas massacrerelated to AftermathTurkey0.60section
Sivas massacrerelated to AftermathThe Turkish0.60section
Sivas massacrerelated to AftermathSivas Madımak Hotel0.60section

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