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Convict who started the fire at Madımak Hotel in Sivas may be released

Convict who started the fire at Madımak Hotel in Sivas may be released

The Constitutional Court ruled that Yunis Karataş who started the fire that caused the Sivas Massacre in 1993 has "committed a terror crime" but cannot be evaluated as a "terror convict" since the latter requires the presence of a definite terrorist organization.

Court rejects the request for hearing the then state officials in Sivas massacre case

Court rejects the request for hearing the then state officials in Sivas massacre case

In the trial over the Sivas massacre, which claimed the lives of 35 people in Madımak Hotel in 1993, the court has rejected the requests for hearing the then state officials Köksal, Ağar and Karabilgin “because it will not have an effect on the ruling.”

20 January 2022

Sivas Massacre: Opposition demands facing the past, opening of 'Museum of Shame'

Sivas Massacre: Opposition demands facing the past, opening of 'Museum of Shame'

While CHP and HDP deputies have submitted motions and law proposals about the 1993 massacre, an AKP member of the Sivas municipal council has filed a criminal complaint who define the incident as "massacre."

‘Commemorations are a warning against lynch culture’

27TH YEAR OF SİVAS MASSACRE

‘Commemorations are a warning against lynch culture’

Today marks the 27th anniversary of Sivas Massacre, which claimed the lives of 35 people in Madımak Hotel. Eren Aysan, who lost her father Behçet Aysan in the massacre, has spoken to bianet about the commemorations and the judicial process.

2 July 2020 Ayşegül Özbek

‘While There are 1,334 Ill Prisoners, Why Only the Convict of Sivas Massacre?’

SOCIAL MEMORY PLATFORM

‘While There are 1,334 Ill Prisoners, Why Only the Convict of Sivas Massacre?’

Social Memory Platform has released a written statement about the pardon granted to the convict of Sivas Massacre by President Erdoğan. “No matter who forgives murderers, we will not forgive them”, the Platform has said.

3 February 2020

The Ones Massacred in Madımak 26 Years Ago Commemorated in Sivas

The Ones Massacred in Madımak 26 Years Ago Commemorated in Sivas

The ones massacred in Madımak Hotel in Sivas 26 years ago today have been commemorated in a ceremony in Sivas. Şenal Sarıhan, one of the attorneys of Sivas case, has spoken to bianet regarding the commemoration.

2 July 2019 Ekin Karaca

Madımak* Survivor Elif Dumanlı Wrote: Diaries of 93

MADIMAK MOVIE

Madımak* Survivor Elif Dumanlı Wrote: Diaries of 93

Director of Carina’s Diary has left the criticisms unanswered hiding behind the concept of fiction. Well, then wouldn’t it be fair to ask why did you use real footage if this movie was not a documentary but fictional?

15 October 2015 Elif Dumanlı