Bayonet and Wound

“The soldiers entered the villages in groups and said to the villagers; “If you surrender your weapons, we will distribute land to you in the Elazığ plain and give you the title deed. "You will own property," they said. Many villagers fell for this nice-sounding lie and surrendered their weapons.” “The commander invited Seyit Rıza to the police station for a “persuasion” dinner. Seyit Rıza eventually accepted the dinner invitation and entered the village of Zeranik in a crowd one afternoon. The commander welcomed Seyit Rıza with joy. While meat was boiling in cauldrons, lamb was being roasted over the fire. This invitation was kept secret. Seyit Rıza's militiamen came to the police station with the barrels of the rifles on their shoulders pointed at the ground. “It was a symbol of peace and ceasefire.” The book in your hand offers the reader the testimonies of those who personally experienced the massacre in Dersim in 1937-1938. These are the stories of those who witnessed the murder of their mothers, fathers, siblings, relatives and friends while they were still children in those years, who were saved by 'luck' and then were taken away from their lands and exiled. In this book, which is the product of Yusuf Baran Beyi's listening to the 'history right next to him', Dersim, one of the veiled pages of the history of the Republic, ceases to be the object of academic and political debate and takes the floor in person.

(From the Promotional Bulletin)

Dough Type: 2nd Dough

Number of Pages: 232

Size: 13.5 x 19.5

First Print Year: 2020

Number of Printings: 1st Edition

Language Turkish