17 February 2016: Ankara
28 dead, 60 injured
A car bomb exploded during rush-hour traffic in the heart of the Turkish capital, close to parliament and the military headquarters. The vehicle exploded as military buses were passing by.
28 dead, 60 injured
A car bomb exploded during rush-hour traffic in the heart of the Turkish capital, close to parliament and the military headquarters. The vehicle exploded as military buses were passing by.
14 January 2016: Diyarbakır
Six dead, 39 injuredA bomb was detonated at the entrance of the Çınar district police complex, with attackers then reportedly firing rockets at the police HQ. A baby was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, but officials blamed the Kurdistan Workers’ party (PKK).
Six dead, 39 injuredA bomb was detonated at the entrance of the Çınar district police complex, with attackers then reportedly firing rockets at the police HQ. A baby was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, but officials blamed the Kurdistan Workers’ party (PKK).
12 January 2016: Istanbul
12 dead, 14 injuredA suicide bomber strolled up to a group of foreign tourists in the historic Sultanahmet Square in broad daylight and blew himself up. The bomber was later identified as an Islamic State fighter, Nabil Fadli.
12 dead, 14 injuredA suicide bomber strolled up to a group of foreign tourists in the historic Sultanahmet Square in broad daylight and blew himself up. The bomber was later identified as an Islamic State fighter, Nabil Fadli.
21 December 2015: Sabiha Gökçen airportOne dead, one injuredTwo cleaning workers were injured – one fatally – in the blast in the early hours of the morning as the Turkish military continued its operations against militant group, the PKK. Kurdistan Freedom Falcons, an offshoot of the PKK, claimed responsibility for the attack.
1 December 2015: IstanbulFive injuredA pipe bomb exploded on an overpass near a metro station at the height of the evening rush hour. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
10 October 2015: Ankara102 dead, 400 injuredTwin explosions outside the city’s main train station ripped through a group of people who had gathered to protest against violence between the authorities and the PKK. One of the two bombers was identified as Yunus Emre Alagöz, whose brother had carried out the Suruç bombing. He is suspected of being a member of Isis.
20 July 2015: Suruç33 dead, 104 injuredA suicide bomber targeted a group of students who had gathered in Suruç to discuss rebuilding the Syrian border town of Kobani, which had been under siege by Isis. The attack was carried out by Seyh Abdurrahman Alagöz, recruited by Isis six months earlier.
5 June 2015: DiyarbakırFour dead, 400 injuredTwo bombs exploded at a pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic party rally as the chairman was about to deliver his speech. It is not known who was responsible for the attack.
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