Başbağlar, Kemaliye Explained

Type:	village
Province:	Erzincan
District:	Kemaliye
Başbağlar
Population Total:	80
Population As Of:	2022
Coordinates:	39.2461°N 38.8925°W

Başbağlar is a small village located in Kemaliye District, in Erzincan Province, Turkey.^[1] Its population is 80 (2022).^[2] Başbağlar is located approximately 137miles east of Erzincan.

History

The Başbağlar massacre (Turkish:) is the name given to the 5 July 1993 event in which 33 civilians were killed, and the village of Başbağlar burnt down. The attack was originally attributed to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and Abdullah Öcalan stated that massacre was committed by a PKK member codenamed Dr. Baran while ex-special forces soldier Ayhan Çarkın said that the deep state was behind the massacre.^[3] According to the Turkish government, several PKK members stormed the village in 1993 and went on killing 33 civilians after rounding them up. Over 200 houses, a clinic, a school and a mosque in the village were burned down.^[4]

Notes and References

1. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Köy
2. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 13 March 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
3. Web site: Ayhan Çarkın Emniyet'te. Radikal.com.tr.
4. Web site: Başbağlar, one of PKK's bloodiest massacres, remembered. Daily Sabah. 2016-09-28. 2016-07-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20160708151056/http://www.dailysabah.com/nation/2016/07/05/basbaglar-one-of-pkks-bloodiest-massacres-remembered. dead.