feb 26, 1656 - A rebellion of Turkish soldiers, leading to the "Çınar incident", takes place after a palace guard for Ottoman Sultan Mehmet IV turns away a representative group who had come for payment for their services in during the war in Crete. The rebellion ends with the mass killing 30 men identified by the rebels as being responsible for the non-payment
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