Bilge (Kurdish: Zanqirt) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Mazıdağı, Mardin Province in Turkey.[2] The village is populated by Kurds of the Barava tribe and had a population of 150 in 2021.[1][3]

Bilge
Bilge is located in Turkey
Bilge
Bilge
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°27′50″N 40°35′17″E / 37.464°N 40.588°E / 37.464; 40.588
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMardin
DistrictMazıdağı
Population
 (2021)[1]
150
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Wedding party massacre

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On May 4, 2009, gunmen killed 44 people at a wedding party in Bilge, using grenades and automatic weapons.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ^ Aşiretler raporu (in Turkish) (3rd ed.). Kaynak Yayınları. 2014. p. 218.
  4. ^ "Many die in Turkey wedding attack". 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2020-03-15.