Ormancık, Savur

Ormancık (Kurdish: Askêla) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Savur, Mardin Province of Turkey.[2] The village is populated by Kurds of the Dereverî tribe and had a population of 31 in 2021.[1][3]

Ormancık
Neighbourhood
Ormancık is located in Turkey
Ormancık
Ormancık
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°35′59″N 41°5′26″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMardin
DistrictSavur
Population
 (2021)[1]
31
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)

History

On 21 January 1994 it was reportedly attacked with grenades by the PKK. Nineteen people, composed of nine women, six children and four village guards - were killed in what Human Rights Watch described as a "massacre."[4] There is speculation that the event was a chemical attack.[5][6]

References
  1. "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. Tan, Altan (2018). Turabidin'den Berriye'ye. Aşiretler - Dinler - Diller - Kültürler (in Turkish). p. 277. ISBN 9789944360944.
  4. "Human Rights Watch: Ocalan Trial Monitor". www.hrw.org. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  5. "Worst terrorist strikes--worldwide". www.johnstonsarchive.net. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  6. https://www.nonproliferation.org/wp-content/uploads/npr/cam71.pdf James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies


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