| Balgat Massacre | |
| Location: | Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey |
| Date: | 10 August 1978 |
| Partof: | Political violence in Turkey, 1970s |
| Target: | Left-wing civilians |
| Fatalities: | 5 |
| Injuries: | 14 |
| Perps: | Mustafa Pehlivanoğlu and İsa Armağan |
The Balgat massacre (Turkish: Balgat katliamı) of 10 August 1978 was a mass shooting targeting 3 coffeehouses known with their left-wing customers in Çankaya, Ankara in which 5 died and 14 were injured. The massacre was ordered by Abdullah Çatlı. 2 people, Mustafa Pehlivanoğlu and İsa Armağan, were arrested related to the incident. Pehlivanoğlu was executed on 7 October 1980 and Armağan escaped from prison. He was caught in 1995 and was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment. However, he was released after 7 years. According to some idealist sources, Mustafa Pehlivanoğlu was a victim of false accusation and had no connections to the incident.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]