Blue Market massacre | |
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Part of Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) | |
Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
Coordinates | 40°58′55″N 29°04′03″E / 40.98194°N 29.06750°E |
Date | 13 March 1999 16:25 (UTC+3) |
Target | Civilians |
Attack type | Arson Attack, Bombing |
Deaths | 13 |
Injured | 5 |
Perpetrators | Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) |
The Blue Market massacre (Turkish: Mavi Çarşı Katliamı) refers to the terrorist attack of Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on 13 March 1999 which resulted in the killing of 13 civilians.[1]