A Turkish village marks the massacre of 33 civilians carried out by the PKK terror organisation
30 years before, the PKK brutally killed 33 civilians and burned the village of Basbaglar in Türkiye’s eastern province Erzincan in which commemoration ceremonies has been taking place every 5th of July. / Photo: AA
The relatives and friends of those who were killed on the fateful day have refused to let the memories of their loved ones fade away. PKK, which is recognised as a terrorist organisation by Türkiye, the United States and European Union, has staged bloody attacks against the Turkish state and civilians, killing tens of thousands of people.
As Türkiye marks the 30th anniversary of the Basbaglar massacre, here’s a look back at what happened.The tranquility of Basbaglar was shattered on July 5, 1993, when around 100 armed PKK terrorists attacked the small village. It was told by witnesses that the PKK members made a separatist propaganda first by reading their manifesto and chanting the slogans, and then they shot the people.
A year later, the group killed 33 unarmed army conscripts in Bingol. The PKK took responsibility for the attack.PKK, which has been carrying out violent attacks since the mid-1980s, has been behind several suicide bomb attacks which have targeted civilians.
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