[7] Martial law was declared after the massacre, but this did not halt a campaign of violence elsewhere including in cities like Çorum and Konya.
[11] By 26 December, the city and situation was brought under control and the government put thirteen provinces in martial law.
The Independent Communication Network Bianet[13] claim that 111 people were killed, while the daily Zaman puts the death toll at 105.
[9] Fevzi Gümüş, chair of the "Cultural Association Pir Sultan Abdal" claimed that the CIA and the deep state must have been involved.
He alleged that before the events,"counter guerrilla and racist paramilitary imperialist henchmen made efforts to spread the seeds of hatred between those, who were citizens of the same country and had lived together in peace for centuries".
Passages of the conversation with Hasan Harmancı are (only quotes from ÖŞ):[15] On 30 April 2011, Hamit Kapan, an alleged member of Devrimci Savaş,[16] who had been held incommunicado for 300 days while two friends of his were tortured to death,[17][18] accused General Yusuf Haznedaroğlu, responsible for martial law in Kahramanmaraş, of being responsible for the torture.