Category: Atrocity, from Wikidata’s class “massacre”
Menemen massacre
Wikidata classes on our event-class list: massacre (all its classes: Wikidata item)
The Menemen massacre was a massacre of Turkish civilians by the Greek Army on 16–17 June 1919 in the town of Menemen, shortly after the Greek forces landed in nearby Smyrna, as part of the post World War I Greek occupation of Turkey.
Text retrieved 2026-10-10 from Wikipedia.
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APA 7
Menemen massacre. (2026, October 13). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Menemen_massacre&oldid=1380096939
MLA 9
“Menemen massacre.” Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 13 Oct. 2026, en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Menemen_massacre&oldid=1380096939.
Chicago (note)
Wikipedia, “Menemen massacre,” last modified October 13, 2026, 19:35 (UTC), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Menemen_massacre&oldid=1380096939.
Chicago (shortened note)
Wikipedia, “Menemen massacre.”
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This event on Middle East, 1900–present: https://middleeast.events/event/menemen-massacre
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