The following is a list of

massacres A massacre is the killing of a large number of people or animals, especially those who are not involved in any fighting or have no way of defending themselves. A massacre is generally considered to be morally unacceptable, especially when per ...

that occurred in

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(numbers may be approximate, as estimates vary greatly):

Antiquity

Middle Ages

Ottoman Empire

Before 1914

World War I (1914–1918)

Post-World War I (1919–1923)

Republic of Turkey (1923–present)

Gallery

File:1895erzurum-victims.jpg, Aftermath of the massacres at Erzurum (1895) File:Adanamass.PNG, An Armenian town left pillaged and destroyed, during the Adana massacre File:Smyrna-massacre greeks-killed line.jpg, Photo taken after the Smyrna fire. The text inside indicates that the photo had been taken by representatives of the

Red Cross The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a Humanitarianism, humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million Volunteering, volunteers, members and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure re ...

in Smyrna File:Dead Armenian girl in Aleppo desert.jpg, Armenian woman kneeling beside dead child in field "within sight of help and safety at Aleppo"

References

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Massacres A massacre is the killing of a large number of people or animals, especially those who are not involved in any fighting or have no way of defending themselves. A massacre is generally considered to be morally unacceptable, especially when per ...