Kurdish massacres
The Kurdish massacres (Kurdish: Komkujiyên Kurdan; Turkish: Kürt isyanları lit. "Kurdish rebellions"), including the Zilan and Dersim massacres, were massacres perpetrated by the Republic of Turkey against the Kurds.
| Kurdish massacres | |
|---|---|
| Part of Late Ottoman genocides | |
| Date | 1921–1938 |
| Target | Kurds |
Attack type | Deportation, mass murder, others |
| Deaths | 34,500–77,000[1][2] |
| Perpetrators |
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| Motive | Anti-Kurdish sentiment, Turkifaction, Anti-Alevi sentiment |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Mikaberidze 2013, p. 746.
- ↑ Gerlach 2016, p. 401.
Sources[change | change source]
- Mikaberidze, Alexander, ed. (2013). Atrocities, Massacres, and War Crimes: An Encyclopedia [2 Volumes]. ABC-CLIO. p. 746. ISBN 978-1-59884-925-7.
Zilan Massacre–Turkish troops massacred between 4,500 and 47,000 Kurdish residents of the Zilan Valley during Kurdish Revolt in July 1930.
- Gerlach, Christian (2016). The Extermination of the European Jews. Cambridge University Press. p. 401. ISBN 978-0-521-88078-7.
But by far the bloodiest violence targeted Kurds during the Dersim uprising of 1937–38, when Turkish troops massacred about 30,000 people.
