Beyazıt massacre
Appearance
Beyazıt Massacre | |
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Part of Political violence in Turkey, 1970s | |
Location | Beyazıt Square, Istanbul Turkey |
Coordinates | 41°00′40″N 28°57′46″E / 41.01104°N 28.96269°E |
Date | 16 March 1978 |
Target | Left-wing students |
Deaths | 7 |
Injured | 41 |
Perpetrators | Grey Wolves |
The Beyazıt massacre (Turkish: Beyazıt katliamı) or 16 March massacre (Turkish: 16 Mart katliamı) of 16 March 1978 was the massacre of students at Istanbul University, in which 7 died and 41 were injured in a bomb-and gun attack. The head of the Istanbul branch of the Grey Wolves, Orhan Çakıroğlu, was sentenced to 11 years in 1980; he was released on appeal in 1982. After the 30-year statute of limitations expired the mother of one of the shooters admitted his involvement, and said he had received orders from a police officer. A witness said the police did not pursue the attackers at the scene.[1][2][3][4]
List of victims
[edit]The 7 students killed in the massacre were:
- Abdullah Şimşek
- Baki Ekiz
- Cemil Sönmez
- Hamit Akıl
- Hatice Özen
- Murat Kurt
- Turan Ören
References
[edit]- ^ Hurriyet Daily News, 11 March 2010, Istanbul University massacre case dropped
- ^ Hurriyet Daily News, 9 June 2010, Turkish judges and prosecutors 'at fault' in March 16 massacre case
- ^ "16 Mart Katliamı: Hatırlamak unutmamaktır". CNN Türk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- ^ "16 Mart katliamı davası düştü". Radikal (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-10-11.
See also
[edit]Categories:
- Terrorist incidents in Turkey in 1978
- Mass murder in Istanbul
- Massacres in 1978
- 1978 building bombings
- March 1978 events in Asia
- Massacres in Turkey
- Grey Wolves (organization) attacks
- 20th-century mass murder in Turkey
- Istanbul University
- March 1978 events in Europe
- 1970s in Istanbul
- 1978 murders in Turkey
- Building bombings in Istanbul
- Mass shootings in Turkey
- Student massacres
- School bombings in Europe
- School bombings in Asia
- University and college shootings
- School massacres in Europe
- School massacres in Asia
- 1978 in education
- Terrorist incidents in Istanbul