Zilan massacre[2][3] or Zilan Valley massacre[citation needed] (Kurdish: Komkujiya Zîlan[4] or Komkujiya Geliyê Zîlan[5][6][7], Turkish: Zilan Katliamı[8][9][10][11][12] or Zilan Deresi Katliamı[13][14] or Zilan Kırımı[15] or Zilan Deresi Kırımı[16] or Zilan Deresi Kıyımı[17]), refers to the massacre[18][19] of the Kurdish residents of Turkey during the Ararat rebellion, in which 800-1500 armed men participated.[20]