Bahçelievler massacre

The Bahçelievler massacre is the name given to the events of October 9, 1978 in Bahçelievler, Ankara, Turkey, when seven university students, members of the Workers' Party of Turkey, were assassinated by ultra-nationalists including Grey Wolves' leader Abdullah Çatlı, and Haluk Kırcı. The assailants, who were armed with a number of weapons, were reportedly surprised to find the "revolutionary" students unarmed in their apartment. Five of the students were killed in the apartment, and two were taken away by car and killed nearby.

Bahçelievler massacre
Part of Political violence in Turkey, 1970s
LocationBahçelievler, Ankara, Turkey
Coordinates39.9286°N 32.8272°E / 39.9286; 32.8272
Date8 October 1978
TargetWorkers' Party of Turkey students
Deaths7
PerpetratorsGrey Wolves
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