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Explore Kapikaya in Turkey

Kapikaya in the region of Erzincan is a town in Turkey - some 316 mi or ( 509 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Kapikaya is now 07:09 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Aleppo, Yucebelen, Yayladami, Yahsilar, and Subasi. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Aleppo . Where to go and what to see in Kapikaya ? 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 21 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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