Maraş massacre
| Maraş massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the political violence in Turkey in 1976–80 | |
| Location | Kahramanmaraş, Turkey |
| Date | December 1978 |
| Target | Leftists and Alevi Kurds |
Attack type | Islamic terrorism, Right-wing terrorism |
| Deaths | 105 - 185 |
| Injured | 1,000-3,000 |
| Perpetrators | Grey Wolves |
| Motive | Far-right extremism |
The Maraş massacre (Turkish: Maraş katliamı; Kurdish: Komkujiya Mereşê) was the massacre of more than one hundred leftists and Alevi Kurds in the city of Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, in December 1978, primarily by the neo-fascist Grey Wolves.
Martial law was declared after the massacre, but this did not halt a campaign of violence elsewhere including in cities like Çorum and Konya.