Beyazıt massacre

The Beyazıt massacre (Beyazıt katliamı) or 16 March massacre (16 Mart katliamı) of 16 March 1978 was the massacre of students at Istanbul University, in which 7 died and 41 were injured. The university was attacked with a bomb and gunfire. The head of the Istanbul branch of the Grey Wolves, Orhan Çakıroğlu, was sentenced to 11 years in 1980; he was released on appeal in 1982. After the 30-year statute of limitations expired the mother of one of the shooters admitted his involvement, and said he had received orders from a police officer. A witness said the police did not pursue the attackers at the scene.

List of victims
7 students killed in the massacre can be listed as,


 * Abdullah Şimşek
 * Baki Ekiz
 * Cemil Sönmez
 * Hamit Akıl
 * Hatice Özen
 * Murat Kurt
 * Turan Ören