Komemoraciju je presrelo 500 protestanata, turskih nacionalista, koji su izvikivali: "Nema izlaza iz Marasa," i počeli marširati prema Alevitima, kad ih je biber-sprejem rastjerala policija, kažu lokalni mediji.
The commemoration was met by 500 Turkish nationalist protesters who chanted, "There is no exit from Maras," and began marching towards the Alevis before being dispersed by police with pepper spray, according to local media.