Çevrimli massacre
| Çevrimli massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) | |
| Location | Çevrimli, Güçlükonak, Turkey |
| Date | June 11, 1990 |
| Target | Civilians |
Attack type | Massacre, attack |
| Deaths | 27[1][2] |
| Injured | 6 |
| Perpetrators | Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) |
The occurred on June 11, 1990, when PKK militants carried out an attack in the village of Çevrimli in the Güçlükonak district of Şırnak Province, Turkey. Twenty-seven people—including 12 children and seven women—were killed and six others were injured, while four guards and one PKK member died during the ensuing clash.[3][4][5]
References
- ^ "PKK'nın Çevrimli katliamında 34 yıl önce hayatını kaybeden 27 kişi anıldı". www.aa.com.tr.
- ^ "Turkey remembers 27 people massacred by PKK terrorists". www.aa.com.tr.
- ^ Durukan, Namık (12 Haziran 1990). "PKK 27 köylüyü katletti". Milliyet. s. 14.
- ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). www.usak.org.tr.
- ^ Agency, Anadolu (May 20, 2016). "PKK terrorists' long history of attacking civilians: A grim timeline". Daily Sabah.