# Dersim massacres and Soviet deportations

_Chronology entry · The Kurdish Cooperation Organization · https://kurds.global/heritage/chronology/dersim/_

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.

## Record

- **Year**: 1937
- **Era**: Partition
- **Places**: TUR
- **Sources**: none yet · _to verify_

## Provenance

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## See also

- [Heritage](https://kurds.global/heritage/)