Bahçelievler, Ankara

Bahçelievler is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Çankaya, Ankara Province, Turkey.

[2] The name means 'houses with gardens' in Turkish.

The neighborhood was known in the 1970s as a battleground for the right and left wing political factions.

In particular, it is the place of the Bahçelievler massacre of 8 October 1978, when 7 students, members of the Workers' Party of Turkey, were killed by neo-fascists, see "Multi-party period of the Republic of Turkey".

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