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Discover Topuzlu in Turkey

Topuzlu in the region of Tunceli is a town located in Turkey - some 333 mi or ( 536 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .

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Local time in Topuzlu is now 12:05 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Aleppo, Pasaduzu, Tunceli, Malatya, and Kori. When in this area, you might want to check out Aleppo . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Topuzlu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Koyungölü

Koyungölü is a village in Ovacık district of Tunceli Province, Turkey. At {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:39|21|N|39|07|E||| | |name= }} it is sitıated in the valley of Munzur river. The distance to Ovacık is 10 kilometres and to Tunceli is 72 kilometres . The population of Koyungölü is 350 as of 2011. Like most villages around, the main economic activities are animal breeding and agriculture.

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Located at 39.35 39.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Eastern Anatolia Region, Ovacık District, Populated places in Tunceli Province, Villages in Turkey

Çöğürlük, Çine

Çöğürlük is a village in the District of Çine, Aydın Province, Turkey. As of 2010 it had a population of 271 people.

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Located at 39.32 39.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Populated places in Aydın Province, Çine District

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 13 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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