Beyazıt massacre
41°00′40″N 28°57′46″E / 41.01104°N 28.96269°E / 41.01104; 28.96269Date 16 March 1978 Target Left-wing students Deaths 7 Injured 41 Perpetrators Grey Wolves Pre 1976 1976-1980 Post 1980
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. The university was attacked with a bomb and gunfire. 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
7 students killed in the massacre can be listed as,
- Abdullah Şimşek
- Baki Ekiz
- Cemil Sönmez
- Hamit Akıl
- Hatice Özen
- Murat Kurt
- Turan Ören
References
- ^ 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
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Political violence in Turkey
- Murder of Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu
- Murder of Hüseyin Aslantaş
- Beyazıt massacre
- Ümraniye massacre
- Murder of Ali Osman Beydilli and Güven Bilgili
- Malatya massacre
- Piyangotepe massacre
- Murder of Bedrettin Cömert
- Balgat massacre
- Bahçelievler massacre
- Maraş massacre
- Adana Construction Vocational High School massacre
- Çorum massacre
