Bahçelievler massacre
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The Bahçelievler incident (also known as 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 Turkish Workers' Party, were assassinated by neo-fascists
including Grey Wolves
' leader Abdullah Çatlı
, and Haluk Kırcı. The assailants were reputedly surprised to find the "revolutionary" students unarmed.
Other massacre
s include the March 16, 1978 Massacre, when at the exit of a school, the police and fascists bombed and shot the leftist students in Beyazıt Square, killing seven; the December 23-24, 1978 Kahramanmaraş
Massacre, when 111 Alevi
people were killed according to the official figures (the actual number has been estimated to be much higher) and many more. According to Kendal Nezan
of the Kurdish Institute of Paris
:
He was seen in the company of Avanguardia Nazionale
founder Stefano Delle Chiaie
, while touring Latin America and on a visit to Miami in September 1982.
Bahçelievler, Ankara
Bahçelievler is a neighborhood in Çankaya District of Ankara, Turkey. The name means 'houses with gardens' in Turkish language.The neighborhood was known in the 1970s as a battleground for the right and left wing political factions...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, when seven university students, members of the Turkish Workers' Party, were assassinated by neo-fascists
Neo-Fascism
Neo-fascism is a post–World War II ideology that includes significant elements of fascism. The term neo-fascist may apply to groups that express a specific admiration for Benito Mussolini and Italian Fascism or any other fascist leader/state...
including Grey Wolves
Grey Wolves
The Idealist Youth , commonly known as Grey Wolves , is an ultra-nationalist neo-fascist youth organization. It is accused of terrorism. According to Turkish authorities, the organization carried out 694 murders between 1974–1980.-Name:...
' leader Abdullah Çatlı
Abdullah Çatli
Abdullah Çatlı was a Turkish convicted drug trafficker, and contract killer for the Counter-Guerrilla. He led the youth branch of the Nationalist Movement Party...
, and Haluk Kırcı. The assailants were reputedly surprised to find the "revolutionary" students unarmed.
Other massacre
Massacre
A massacre is an event with a heavy death toll.Massacre may also refer to:-Entertainment:*Massacre , a DC Comics villain*Massacre , a 1932 drama film starring Richard Barthelmess*Massacre, a 1956 Western starring Dane Clark...
s include the March 16, 1978 Massacre, when at the exit of a school, the police and fascists bombed and shot the leftist students in Beyazıt Square, killing seven; the December 23-24, 1978 Kahramanmaraş
Kahramanmaras
-Industry:Kahramanmaraş's industry is mainly based on textile and ice cream. Kahramanmaraş is one of the biggest textile industry cities of Turkey. Companies like Kipaş, İskur, Arsan and Bozkurt are one of the richest companies in the city...
Massacre, when 111 Alevi
Alevi
The Alevi are a religious and cultural community, primarily in Turkey, constituting probably more than 15 million people....
people were killed according to the official figures (the actual number has been estimated to be much higher) and many more. According to Kendal Nezan
Kendal Nezan
A nuclear physicist by profession, Dr. Kendal Nezan is president of the Kurdish Institute of Paris and a board member of the Washington Kurdish Institute....
of the Kurdish Institute of Paris
Kurdish Institute of Paris
Kurdish Institute of Paris , founded in February 1983, is an organization focused on Kurdish language and culture. It is one of the main Kurdish academic centers in Europe...
:
"[Abdullah Çatlı] is reckoned to have been one of the main perpetrators of underground operations carried out by the Turkish branchCounter-GuerrillaCounter-Guerrilla is the Turkish branch of Operation Gladio, a clandestine stay-behind anti-communist initiative backed by the United States as an expression of the Truman Doctrine. The founding goal of the operation was to erect a guerrilla force capable of countering a possible Soviet invasion...
of the Gladio organisationOperation GladioOperation Gladio is the codename for a clandestine NATO "stay-behind" operation in Italy after World War II. Its purpose was to continue anti-communist actions in the event of a shift to a Communist party led government...
and had played a key role in the bloody events of the period 1976-1980 which paved the way for the military coup d’état of September 1980. As the young head of the far-right Grey Wolves militia, he had been accused, among other things, of the murder of seven left-wing students."
He was seen in the company of Avanguardia Nazionale
National Vanguard (Italy)
The National Vanguard is a name that has been used for at least two neo-fascist groups in Italy.-Original group:The original National Vanguard was an extra-parliamentary movement formed as a breakaway group from the Italian Social Movement by Stefano Delle Chiaie in 1960, initially based around a...
founder Stefano Delle Chiaie
Stefano Delle Chiaie
Stefano Delle Chiaie is a neofascist Italian activist . He went on to become a wanted man worldwide, suspect to be involved in Italy's strategy of tension, but was acquitted. He was a friend of Licio Gelli, grandmaster of P2 masonic lodge...
, while touring Latin America and on a visit to Miami in September 1982.
See also
- List of massacres in Turkey
- Right-wing and left-wing armed conflicts (Republic of Turkey)
- History of the Republic of TurkeyHistory of the Republic of TurkeyThe Republic of Turkey was created after the overthrow of Sultan Mehmet VI Vahdettin by the new Republican Parliament in 1922. This new regime delivered the coup de grâce to the Ottoman state which had been practically wiped away from the world stage following the First World War.-Single-party...