News Center- 33 artists and writers, who were burned alive in the Madımak Hotel on July 2,1993, have been commemorated in Sivas on the 31st anniversary of the Sivas Massacre.

Thousands, including the members of the Pir Sultan Abdal Culture Association (PSAKD) and the Alevi Bektashi Federation (ABF), gathered in front of the Hacı Bektaş Veli Association and started marching to the Madımak Hotel. Holding the photographs of the killed artists and writers, they chanted slogans such as “Those who set them on fire founded the AKP”, “People were burned alive, where are the criminals?” and “The light of Sivas will never go out”. After the march, the names of the victims were read.

 The march was held with the participation of Democratic Regions Party (DBP) Co-chairs Çiğdem Kılıçgün Uçar ve Keskin Bayındır, Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) Co-chair Tuncer Bakırhan, Republican People's Party (CHP) Chair Özgür Özel, Workers' Party of Turkey (TİP) Chair Erkan Baş, the members of Alevis’ organizations, political parties and NGOs.