Beyazıt Massacre
Part of Political violence in Turkey, 1970s
Beyazıt massacre (Istanbul)
Location	Beyazıt Square, Istanbul Turkey
Coordinates	41°00′40″N 28°57′46″E / 41.01104°N 28.96269°E / 41.01104; 28.96269
Date	16 March 1978
Target	Left-wing students
Deaths	7
Injured	41
Perpetrators	Grey Wolves

The Beyazıt massacre ( Turkish: Beyazıt katliamı) or 16 March massacre ( Turkish: 16 Mart katliamı) of 16 March 1978 was the massacre of students at Istanbul University, in which 7 died and 41 were injured. The university was attacked with a bomb and gunfire. The head of the Istanbul branch of the Grey Wolves, Orhan Çakıroğlu, was sentenced to 11 years in 1980; he was released on appeal in 1982. After the 30-year statute of limitations expired the mother of one of the shooters admitted his involvement, and said he had received orders from a police officer. A witness said the police did not pursue the attackers at the scene. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

List of victims

7 students killed in the massacre can be listed as,

• Abdullah Şimşek
• Baki Ekiz
• Cemil Sönmez
• Hamit Akıl
• Hatice Özen
• Murat Kurt
• Turan Ören

References

See also

• List of massacres in Turkey