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Dersim massacres and Soviet deportations

Military operations in Dersim (1937 to 1938) kill thousands of civilians and deport many more, as documented by historians; the death toll is contested. In 1937 Kurds of the South Caucasus are deported to Central Asia.

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Heritage · chronology · Partition · 1937

Dersim massacres and Soviet deportations

Military operations in Dersim (1937 to 1938) kill thousands of civilians and deport many more, as documented by historians; the death toll is contested. In 1937 Kurds of the South Caucasus are deported to Central Asia.

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Dersim massacres and Soviet deportations

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Military operations in Dersim (1937 to 1938) kill thousands of civilians and deport many more, as documented by historians; the death toll is contested. In 1937 Kurds of the South Caucasus are deported to Central Asia.

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