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Victims Denied Justice over 1993 Arson Attack that Killed 35 at Alevi Festival in Turkey: Top Court - Turkish Minute

Turkey’s Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that the state failed to pursue justice in the case of a 1993 arson attack by a mob that killed 35 people inside a hotel during a festival honoring an Alevi poet.

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"The Court ruled that the right to life was violated at a procedural level, meaning that the state failed to fulfill its obligation to conduct an effective investigation in this case," said the lawyer for three descendants of victims.

·Marousi, Greece
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Breaking news... The Constitutional Court, in a new ruling regarding the Sivas Massacre, has ordered that the relatives of those who died be paid compensation for moral damages.

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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TR724 NEWS CENTER The Constitutional Court (AYM) unanimously ruled that the procedural aspect of the right to life was violated in the individual application regarding the Sivas Madımak Massacre, in which 35 people lost their lives on July 2, 1993. The AYM, which finalized the application made in 2014 by the relatives of those who lost their lives in the massacre, awarded moral compensation in favor of the applicants. The reasoning behind the de…

The families of 33 people, mainly Alevi intellectuals and artists, who were burned alive in 1993 by Islamist extremists in Sebastopol, eastern Turkey, will be compensated for their loss, it was ruled... Turkey: The families of the Alevis who were killed in 1993 in the "Sebastopol massacre" will be compensated, the Constitutional Court has ruled - NAVYTIME

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Cumhuriyet broke the news in Istanbul, Türkiye on Thursday, July 23, 2026.
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