Category: Atrocity, from Wikidata’s class “massacre”
Sivas massacre
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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 died during the incident. The victims, who had gathered in the hotel for the Pir Sultan Abdal festival, were killed when a mob set fire to the hotel.
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Sivas massacre. (2026, September 26). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sivas_massacre&oldid=1376911263
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