Malatya massacre

The Malatya Massacre was an outbreak of anti-Alevi violence that took place in Malatya, Turkey, on 17 April 1978. The massacre was instigated by the murder of then-mayor Hamit Fendoğlu, after which Sunni Islamist groups entered the Alevi and left-wing areas of the city and committed violent acts.

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