March 2016 Ankara bombing

Last updated

March 2016 Ankara bombing
Part of Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present)
Kizilay Ankara 2011.jpg
Place of attack
2016 Ankara attack.jpg
Location Kızılay, Ankara, Turkey
Date13 March 2016
about 18:35 (UTC+2)
TargetCivilians [1] [2] [3] TAK claim: Security forces [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Attack type
 Car bombing, suicide bombing
Deaths37 civilians + 1 perpetrator
Injured127
Perpetrator Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) [4]
MotiveAnti-Turkish

The March 2016 Ankara bombing [11] [12] killed at least 37 people and injured 125. Of the 125 individuals who suffered injuries, 19 were seriously harmed. [13] [14] [15] Several buildings were also damaged during the event, [16] and a bus and many cars were reportedly completely destroyed. [17]

Contents

The bombing took place on Atatürk Boulevard, near Güvenpark, at a point where several bus stops were located. A car laden with explosives was used for the attack, [14] and the buses carrying civilians were targeted. [1] [2] [3] [18] The area was subsequently evacuated as a precaution against the possibility of further attacks. [11]

Following the attack, Turkish authorities reportedly imposed media restrictions: journalists said some broadcast media were subject to a ban on covering aspects of the attack, [19] and the Turkish broadcasting authority, RTÜK, issued a ban on covering aspects of the explosion. [20] Analysts also said that access to social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter was "extremely slow or blocked after the explosion," as social media sites in Turkey were reportedly blocked with the justification that the sites contained graphic images of the explosion. [19] [21]

The daily Sözcü reported that the Ministry of the Interior identified the assailant as Seher Çağla Demir, a Kurdish militant studying at Balıkesir University. [22] A few days later on 17 March 2016, the Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) claimed responsibility. The group had already claimed the previous Ankara bombing in February.

Background

The attack came at a time when Turkey was facing multiple security threats. It was a member of the coalition fighting against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. There was also an ongoing conflict in the country's southeast with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), following the collapse of a truce in July 2015. This attack was the third major attack in Ankara in six months, less than a month earlier on 17 February, another bombing had killed 30 in central Ankara. That attack was claimed by the Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK). [23] [24]

Intelligence

On 27 February, Ankara Police conducted searches for a car bomb in the Kızılay area. There had been Turkish intelligence about 6 bomb-laden cars that were being prepared for an attack by the PKK and there was an active search at the time of the attack for these vehicles in eastern and southeastern Turkey. [25]

The United States embassy in Ankara had warned its citizens about a possible attack in the city on 11 March. However, the warning had indicated the Bahçelievler area as the likely site of the attack, which is located at the same district as Kızılay where the attack took place. [11] [15] The Intelligence Department of the Turkish Armed Forces also reported in a document a "specific warning to a possible terror attack in Ankara, mentioning areas near the blast site of the explosion". [26]

Attack

Bus stops on Ataturk Boulevard, targets of the bombing Kizilaysquare.jpg
Bus stops on Atatürk Boulevard, targets of the bombing
Police have restricted access to Guvenpark and Kizilay Square after the attack. Ankara Kizilay'da Patlama 9 13-March-2016.jpg
Police have restricted access to Güvenpark and Kızılay Square after the attack.

The area hit serves as a transport hub in the city, where a number of bus lines meet. [24] A number of bus stops are present at the site, which is next to Güvenpark and next to the Kızılay Square, considered the heart of Ankara. It is one of the most crowded areas of Ankara with metro and Ankaray stations also having exits at the area. The Ministry of National Education, the Court of Cassation and the former Prime Ministry building are all close to the site of the bombing. [27]

A car bomb was used for the attack. According to the state channel, TRT, the car hit a bus carrying 20 civilians. [18] An eyewitness stated that while a bus, carrying 40 people, slowed down, the car exploded whilst going by it. [15] The bomb was packed with nails and pellets to maximise the damage. [28] The explosions could be heard from kilometers away and resulted in a shower of debris in an area extending for a few hundred meters. [18]

A car laden with explosives was used for the attack [14] and buses carrying civilians were targeted. [1] [2] [18] On 17 March 2016, the Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK), that had also been responsible for the previous Ankara bombing in February, claimed responsibility for the attack. TAK also identified the bomber as Seher Çağla Demir. [10] The TAK claimed that they targeted security forces and they apologized for civilian casualties but warned that further civilian casualties were inevitable. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] The location of the bombing was 10 to 20 metres from the closest police station. [10] The correspondent of France24 in Turkey commented on TAK's statement by saying "morally that holds no water because there were scores of civilians at that bus terminus". [10] TAK claims that it has split from the PKK, but it is controversial whether the groups are linked; [29] many sources consider TAK to be affiliated to the PKK. [10] [30]

Victims

The reported casualties include:

Perpetrator

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said that there was "very serious evidence" that suggested that PKK was responsible for the attack. [51] The Ministry of the Interior identified Seher Çağla Demir, a PKK affiliate studying at Balıkesir University, as the assailant. Demir was born in 1992 in Kağızman, Kars Province and had reportedly joined the organization in 2013. She was being tried, along with four others, for spreading PKK propaganda. Turkish sources claimed that she had allegedly crossed into Syria to be trained by the YPG. [52] According to her father, Demir's family had lost contact with her when she enrolled in Balıkesir University in 2012. [53] The claims about Demir's identity as the perpetrator were first reported by the newspaper Sözcü . [22] It has been claimed by the Turkish media that there was a male militant accompanying Demir. 11 people were arrested in connection to the attack, and arrest warrants issued for 10 others. [54] As PKK had only directly struck security forces during the period prior to the attack and claimed that it does not target civilians, The Guardian commented that if PKK claimed responsibility for the attack, it would represent a major tactical shift. [55]

According to Turkish media, the car used was a 1995 model BMW that had been stolen in Viranşehir on 10 January and taken that day to Diyarbakır. It reportedly had an Istanbul plate number, and was owned by an elderly woman. On 26 February, the car reportedly arrived in Ankara. [25]

Reactions

Attack shared by social media users post pictures Ankara people reaction.jpg
Attack shared by social media users post pictures
Memorial at the site of the attack Ankara Yaralarini Sariyor After Ankara Kizilay Bombing of 13 March 2016 VOA 15-March-2016 1.jpg
Memorial at the site of the attack

Domestic

International

US Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken, US Ambassador to Turkey John Bass and Defense Attache Brig. Gen. Marc H. Sasseville pay their respects to the victims in a memorial Deputy Secretary Blinken, Ambassador Bass, and Brig. Gen. Sasseville Pay Their Respect to the Victims of the March 13 Kizilay Bombing in Ankara (25379468043).jpg
US Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken, US Ambassador to Turkey John Bass and Defense Attaché Brig. Gen. Marc H. Sasseville pay their respects to the victims in a memorial

Aftermath

Following the attack, nine F-16s and four F-4s of the Turkish Air Force raided 18 PKK positions in Iraqi Kurdistan. The areas raided included the Qandil Mountains, the base of PKK leadership. [80] 36 suspected members of PKK or the affiliated Group of Communities in Kurdistan (KCK) were arrested in 45 different operations in Adana Province. [81] Overall, 79 people were taken into custody throughout the country. [51]

There was not a major response from the financial markets to the attack as the value of the Turkish lira receded slightly against US dollar. However, the deteriorating safety situation in Turkey caused major concerns about tourism and led to the analysis that the country is "not yet safe for long-term investors". [28] Following the attack, residents of Ankara were in panic about their security and in the week after the attack, streets were almost "deserted" and malls were "quiet", with Ankamall reporting a decrease in visitors of at least 50%. Shop managers were worried that security concerns could have long-term effects that could destroy small businesses and also said that "the customers' return to the shopping malls will take much longer this time." [82]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kurdistan Freedom Hawks</span> Kurdish nationalist militant group in Turkey

The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks, or TAK, is a Kurdish nationalist militant group in Turkey seeking an independent Kurdish state in Turkish Kurdistan. The group also opposes the Turkish government's policies towards Kurds in Turkey. It has been designated as a terrorist organization by the US, UK and Australian governments.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Timeline of the Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency (1978–2015)</span>

This is the timeline of the Turkish-Kurdish conflict. The Kurdish insurgency is an armed conflict between the Republic of Turkey and various Kurdish insurgent groups, which have demanded separation from Turkey to create an independent Kurdistan, or to have autonomy and greater political and cultural rights for Kurds in Turkey. The main rebel group is the Kurdistan Workers' Party or PKK, which was founded on November 27, 1978, and started a full-scale insurgency on August 15, 1984, when it declared a Kurdish uprising. Apart from some extended ceasefires, the conflict has continued to the present day.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2010 Istanbul bombing</span> Kurdish militant suicide bombing in Istanbul, Turkey

The 2010 Istanbul bomb blast was a suicide bombing that took place on Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey on 31 October 2010. The bomb resulted in at least 32 injuries, 15 of whom were police officers and was claimed by a Kurdish secessionist group known as the Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK).

The 2012 Gaziantep bombing was a terrorist bomb attack which occurred in the city of Gaziantep, Turkey on 20 August 2012, the second day of the three-day celebrations of "Şeker Bayramı" (Eid-ul-Fitr) that refers to the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Suruç bombing</span> 2015 suicide attack in Suruç, Turkey

The Suruç bombing was a suicide attack by the Turkish sect of Islamic State named Dokumacılar against Turkish leftists that took place in the Suruç district of Şanlıurfa Province in Turkey on 20 July 2015, outside the Amara Culture Centre. A total of 34 people were killed and 104 were reported injured. Most victims were members of the Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP) Youth Wing and the Socialist Youth Associations Federation (SGDF), university students who were giving a press statement on their planned trip to reconstruct the Syrian border town of Kobanî.

In late July 2015, the third phase of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict between various Kurdish insurgent groups and the Turkish government erupted, following a failed two and a half year-long peace process aimed at resolving the long-running conflict.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 Ankara bombings</span> 2015 terror attack during a protest movement in Ankara, Turkey

On 10 October 2015 at 10:04 local time (EEST) in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey, two bombs were detonated outside Ankara Central railway station. With a death toll of 109 civilians, the attack surpassed the 2013 Reyhanlı bombings as the deadliest terror attack in Turkish history. Another 500 people were injured. Censorship monitoring group Turkey Blocks identified nationwide slowing of social media services in the aftermath of the blasts, described by rights group Human Rights Watch as an "extrajudicial" measure to restrict independent media coverage of the incident.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 Sabiha Gökçen Airport bombing</span> Terrorist attack in Istanbul, Turkey

The Sabiha Gökçen Airport bombing took place on 23 December 2015 in the apron area of Sabiha Gökçen International Airport in Istanbul, Turkey. The explosion, which occurred at approximately 02:05 local time, wounded two airport cleaners, one of whom later died after being taken to hospital. Flights from the terminal resumed as normal while Binali Yıldırım, the Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication, claimed that there had been no security lapses at the airport. Witnesses initially claimed that they heard three successive blasts, though their cause was unknown and investigators refused to rule out terrorism as a motive. The Daily Telegraph claimed that the blast was most likely caused by a bomb.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">February 2016 Ankara bombing</span> Bombing in Turkey by Kurdish separatists

The February 2016 Ankara bombing killed at least 30 people and injured 60 in the capital of Turkey. According to Turkish authorities, the attack targeted a convoy of vehicles carrying both civilian and military personnel working at the military headquarters during the evening rush hour as the vehicles were stopped at traffic lights at an intersection with İsmet İnönü Boulevard close to Kızılay neighborhood. Several ministries, the headquarters of the army and the Turkish Parliament are located in the neighbourhood where the attack occurred. The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) took responsibility for the attack and said they targeted security forces. Censorship monitoring organization Turkey Blocks reported nationwide internet restrictions beginning approximately one hour after the blast pursuant to an administrative order. The attack killed 14 military personnel, 14 civilian employees of the military, and a civilian.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Güvenpark</span> Park in Kızılay, Ankara, Turkey

Güvenpark or Güven Park, is an urban public park located adjacent to the Liberty Square in the Kızılay neighborhood of Ankara in Turkey. Established in the 1930s as part of the green belts proposed in the urban plan of the rapid growing capital, the park is noted for the Security Monument. In mid-March 2016, a bomb explosion close to it caused the death of more than 30 people while over 100 were injured.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">March 2016 Istanbul bombing</span> Terrorist attack in Istanbul, Turkey

On 19 March 2016, a suicide bombing took place in Istanbul's Beyoğlu district in front of the district governor's office. The attack occurred at 10:55 (EET) at the intersection of Balo Street with İstiklal Avenue, a central shopping street. The attack caused at least five deaths, including that of the perpetrator. Thirty-six people were injured, including seven whose injuries were severe. Among those injured were twelve foreign tourists. Among those killed, three were of Israeli nationality. On 22 March, the Turkish interior minister said that the bomber had links with ISIL.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Bursa bombing</span> Terrorist incident in Turkey

On 27 April 2016, a suicide bombing took place in the Turkish city of Bursa. The bombing took place at 17:26 (UTC+3), near the western entrance of the Grand Mosque and a covered market. One person, the suicide bomber, was killed and 13 people were injured. The injured people received only light injuries. Extensive damage to nearby shops and cafes was reported.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">June 2016 Istanbul bombing</span>

On 7 June 2016, at around 08:40 (UTC+3), a bombing occurred in central Istanbul, Turkey, killing 12 people and injuring 51 others, three of them seriously. The attack targeted a bus carrying policemen as the vehicle passed through the Vezneciler district near the Şehzade Mosque and the Vezneciler Metro station.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Şemdinli bombing</span>

The 2016 Şemdinli bombing was a car bomb attack on Turkish military base carried out by the PKK's armed wing HPG in Turkey which occurred on 9 October 2016. According to the Turkish authorities, a car bomb killed at least 18 people including 10 soldiers and 8 civilians. Also, another 27 people were wounded according to initial reports. The PKK's armed wing HPG claimed the attack and claimed to have killed more than 32 soldiers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">December 2016 Istanbul bombings</span> Terrorist attack

On the evening of 10 December 2016, two explosions caused by a car bombing and suicide bombing in Istanbul's Beşiktaş municipality killed 48 people and injured 166 others. 39 of those killed were police officers, 7 were civilians and 2 were perpetrators. The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) assumed responsibility, claiming that their members killed more than 100 police officers.

In November 2019, six car bombings occurred in northern Syria. The bombings mostly happened in Tell Abyad and one in Al-Bab. The ISIL claimed responsibility for one, and the other five were alleged by Turkey to have been committed by the PKK.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Istanbul bombing</span> Terrorist attack in Turkey

A terrorist attack occurred on İstiklal Avenue in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey, on 13 November 2022, killing 6 people and injuring 81 others.

On 1 October 2023, a suicide bombing occurred in front of the General Directorate of Security building in the Turkish capital Ankara, injuring two police officers. The bomber's companion, who was also planning to blow himself up, was shot and killed by police before he could detonate his explosive. Prior to the attack, the perpetrators reportedly hijacked a vehicle in Kayseri and killed its driver before driving to Ankara. The PKK claimed responsibility for the attack.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Turkish Aerospace Industries headquarters attack</span> Suicide attack in Turkey

On 23 October 2024, seven people were killed and twenty-two people were injured in an armed attack on the headquarters of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) in Kahramankazan, Ankara, Turkey. The two attackers were later killed. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for the attack. The attack was widely condemned and has been considered an act of terrorism by Turkish officials. In retaliation, the Turkish military conducted airstrikes on positions in Iraq and Syria, which killed at least 12 civilians and wounded 25 more according to the Syrian Democratic Forces.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Yeginsu, Ceylan (13 March 2016). "Explosion in Ankara Kills at Least 34, Turkish Officials Say". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "TURKEY: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CONDEMNS BOMBING IN ANKARA'S KIZILAY". Amnesty International. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 "The latest: Turkish Prime Minister postpones Jordan visit". NBC News. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Ankara blast: Kurdish group TAK claims bombing". BBC News. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  5. 1 2 "TAK militant group claims responsibility for Sunday's Ankara bombing" . Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Ankara bombing: Kurdish militants claim responsibility" . Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Ankara bombing: Kurdish militant group claims attack in Turkish capital" . Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Ankara blast: Kurdish group TAK claims bombing" . Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Ankara bombing: Kurdish TAK militant group says it was behind suicide attack that killed 37" . Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "Kurdish militant group with ties to PKK claims Ankara bombing". France24. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  11. 1 2 3 "Turkey explosion: Reports of wounded in central Ankara". BBC News. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "People killed, wounded after blast in Ankara". Al Arabiya English. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  13. ↑ "Ankara explosion: At least 32 killed and 75 wounded after large blast in Turkish capital". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  14. 1 2 3 "Ankara Kızılay'da bombalı saldırı: 34 ölü, 125 yaralı". NTV.
  15. 1 2 3 Samuel Osborne (13 March 2016). "Ankara explosion: Several feared dead after 'large explosion' in park in Turkey capital". The Independent.
  16. ↑ Guardian Staff (13 March 2016). "Fatal explosion hits transit hub in Turkish capital Ankara". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  17. ↑ "Son dakika... Ankara Kızılay'da büyük patlama". 13 March 2016.
  18. 1 2 3 4 "Car bomb kills 27 in Turkish capital Ankara". Reuters. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  19. 1 2 Worley, Will (13 March 2016). "Turkish government 'blocks Twitter and Facebook' as part of alleged media ban following Ankara blast". The Independent . Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  20. ↑ "At Least 27 Dead, 75 Wounded in Car Bombing in Turkish Capital". Haaretz. Reuters and The Associated Press. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  21. ↑ "Sosyal medyaya erişim yasağı". NTV. Retrieved 13 March 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  22. 1 2 Asuman Aranca (14 March 2016). "Kadın bombacı üniversiteli Seher…". Sözcü.
  23. ↑ "Ankara car bomb kills at least 27 people and wounds 75". Irish Times. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  24. 1 2 "Car bomb targets busy hub in Turkey's capital; at least 27 die". Los Angeles Times. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  25. 1 2 "Ankara'da patlatılan bombalı BMW Viranşehir'den geldi". T24. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  26. ↑ "Turkish Minute, Turkish daily news, Latest News". www.turkishminute.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  27. ↑ "Ankara'da patlama". Milliyet. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  28. 1 2 "ONE ANKARA BOMBER WAS A FEMALE PKK MEMBER: SECURITY SOURCES". Newsweek. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  29. ↑ "Kurdish militant group claims responsibility for Ankara suicide bombing". The New Arab. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  30. ↑ "Kurdish group TAK claims responsibility for Ankara bombing". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  31. ↑ Sini, Rozina (14 March 2016). "The tragic tale of two friends killed in separate attacks in Turkey". BBC News. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  32. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Stories of Those Who Lost Their Lives in Explosion in Kızılay of Ankara". English Bianet. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  33. ↑ Güncelleme, Son (14 March 2016). "Ankaradaki bombalı terör saldırısında MTA'da görevli Mehmet Alan da yaşamını yitirdi". Hurriyet. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  34. ↑ Güncelleme, Son (14 March 2016). "Elvin Buğra Arslan Ankara'da yaşamını yitirdi!". Hurriyet. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  35. ↑ "Ankara saldırısında yaralanan Feyyaz Aydın hayatını kaybetti". Radikal. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  36. ↑ "Patlama kurbanı ODTÜ'lü Berkay Baş, toprağa verildi". Posta. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  37. ↑ "Ankara'daki Saldırıda Yaşamını Yitiren Ayşe Bilgilioğlu'nun Cenazesi". Haberler. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  38. ↑ "Ankara'daki Saldırıda Yaşamını Yitiren Ayşe Bilgilioğlu'nun Cenazesi". Haberler. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  39. ↑ "Umut Bulut'un babası patlamada hayatını kaybetti". Habertuck. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  40. 1 2 "Ankara'daki saldırıda hayatını kaybedenlerin isimleri belli oldu". Hurriyet. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  41. ↑ "Yüreği̇mi̇z Yangin Yeri̇". Ordu Manset. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  42. ↑ "Sümeyra Çakmak Bayburt'ta toprağa verildi". Haberturk. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  43. 1 2 3 "Bu vedalar çok erken oldu!". Haberturk. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  44. ↑ "Patlamada ailesini kaybetti!". Sozcu. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  45. ↑ "Türkiye ağlıyor". Posta. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  46. ↑ "Halkın yanıtı". Hurriyet. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  47. ↑ Tarihi, Yayınlanma (14 March 2016). "Hukuk fakültesi öğrencisi Can ve Zeynep de saldırıda yaşamını yitirdi". Cumhuriyet. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  48. ↑ "Türkiye ağlıyor". Posta. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  49. ↑ "Desti̇na Peri̇ Parlak Park". Cankaya Municipality. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  50. ↑ "Kızılay yas tutuyor". Hurriyet. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  51. 1 2 Letsch, Constanze (14 March 2016). "Turkish jets attack Kurds as Ankara bomb blamed on PKK". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  52. ↑ "İçişleri Bakanlığı: Ankara saldırısının faili PKK'lı Seher Çağla Demir". T24. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  53. ↑ "Seher Çağla Demir'in babası konuştu". Vatan. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  54. ↑ "Polis, Ankara saldırısında 'üçüncü fail'in peşinde". T24. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  55. ↑ Letsch, Constanze (14 March 2016). "Ankara attack: one of bombers was PKK member, officials say". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  56. ↑ "Ankara'daki bombalı saldırı sonrası güvenlik zirvesi sona erdi". T24. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  57. ↑ "İçişleri Bakanı: Saldırıyı kimin düzenlediği yarın açıklanacak". T24. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  58. ↑ "Terör en ahlaksız yollara başvuruyor". NTV. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  59. ↑ "Siyasilerden Ankara saldırısına kınama". NTV. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  60. ↑ "The Latest: Pro-Kurdish Party Condemns Deadly Ankara Attack". Associated Press, The New York Times . 13 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  61. ↑ "MHP Lideri Bahçeli'den Ankara'daki saldırıya tepki". MHP. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  62. ↑ "Taksim'deki Ankara protestosuna müdahale!". T24. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  63. ↑ "CHP'den üç günlük ulusal yas teklifi". T24. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  64. ↑ "Yeni Şafak Temsilcisi: Terörle yaşamaya alışmamız gerekiyor!". T24. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  65. ↑ "Ankara saldırısını sürmanşette gören Milat ilan etti: Erdoğan başkan!". T24. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  66. ↑ DHA, Nerdun HACIOĞLU/ MOSKOVA-AA- (13 March 2016). "Dünyadan Türkiye'ye büyük destek". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  67. ↑ Ankara bombing: Australian ambassador to Turkey recounts chaotic blast scene, Amy Sherden, ABC News Online, 14 March 2016
  68. ↑ Close call for Australian ambassador to Turkey, just metres from Ankara bomb attack, Emily Bourke, ABC News Online, 14 March 2016
  69. ↑ "Foreign Policy CAN on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  70. 1 2 "Condemnation of Ankara terror attack grows". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  71. ↑ "Egypt 'stands by Turkish people' following Ankara blast". Ahram Online. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  72. ↑ "Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini and Commissioner Johannes Hahn condemning this afternoon's bomb attack in Ankara". European External Action Service. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  73. ↑ "Narendra Modi on Twitter". Twitter.
  74. ↑ "PM Modi condemns multiple terror attacks in Ivory Coast, Ankara". The Times of India. 14 March 2016.
  75. ↑ "Indonesia condemns Ankara bombing". Jakarta Post. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  76. ↑ "PHL condemns terrorist attack in Ankara, Turkey". GMA News Online. 12 October 2015.
  77. 1 2 "Condemnation of Ankara terror attack grows". Archived from the original on 12 July 2018.
  78. ↑ "Петро Порошенко on Twitter". Twitter.
  79. ↑ "Ankara bombing: One of two suicide bombers in deadly attack was a woman, Turkey claims". The Independent. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  80. ↑ "Turkey launches airstrikes, raids after deadly Ankara bombing". CTV. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  81. ↑ "GÜNCELLEME - Adana'da terör örgütü PKK/KCK operasyonu". Hürriyet. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  82. ↑ "Are deserted streets, shops the new normal in Ankara?". Al Monitor. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.

39°55′12″N32°51′13″E / 39.9200°N 32.8536°E / 39.9200; 32.8536

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.