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Akdogu Destination Guide

Touring Akdogu in Turkey

Akdogu in the region of Erzincan is located in Turkey - some 317 mi or ( 510 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Time in Akdogu is now 09:31 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Aleppo, Yucebelen, Yayladami, Yahsilar, and Subasi. Being here already, consider visiting Aleppo . Check out our recommendations for Akdogu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Başbağlar massacre

The Başbağlar massacre is the name given to the event in which militants from the PKK, killed 33 Sunni Turkish civilians and burnt down the village of Başbağlar near Erzincan on July 5, 1993. The incident took place at the village of Başbağlar, near Kemaliye in Erzincan Province, when approximately 100 heavily armed militants rampaged through the village, dragging all the civilians to the village square and burning their homes and property.

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Located at 39.25 38.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: 1993 in Turkey, Arson in Asia, History of Erzincan Province, Kemaliye, Kurdistan Workers' Party, Mass murder in 1993, Mass murder in Turkey, Massacres in Turkey, School fires

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