Terror attacks in Istanbul

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The following is a list of historical terrorist attacks in Istanbul. Certain periods have seen an increase in political violence in Turkey, such as between 2015 and 2016. [1]

DateIncidentDeathsPerpetratorRef.
11 August 1976 1976 Yeşilköy airport attack 4 Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
1 May 1977 Taksim Square massacre 34 Counter-Guerrilla
16 March 1978 Beyazıt massacre 7 Grey Wolves
6 September 1986 Neve Shalom Synagogue massacre 22 Abu Nidal Organization
13 March 1999 Blue Market massacre 13 Kurdistan Workers' Party
13 March 1999 1999 Istanbul bombings 13 Kurdistan Workers' Party
3 January 2001 January 2001 Istanbul bombing 4 Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front
10 September 2001 September 2001 Istanbul bombing 4 Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front
15 November 2003 2003 Istanbul bombings 55 al-Qaeda
20 November 2003
9 March 2004 2004 attack on Istanbul restaurant 1
20 May 2004 2004 Acıbadem bombing 0 TİKKO
19 January 2007 Assassination of Hrant Dink 1Ogün Samast
9 July 2008 2008 United States consulate in Istanbul attack 6
27 July 2008 2008 Istanbul bombings 17
8 November 2009 2009 Istanbul bus attack 1
31 October 2010 2010 Istanbul bombing 1 (the perpetrator) Kurdistan Freedom Hawks
11 September 2012 2012 Istanbul suicide bombing 2 Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front
1 January 20152015 Dolmabahçe Palace attack [1]
6 January 2015 2015 Istanbul suicide bombing 2 Islamic State
31 March 2015 Istanbul Justice Palace siege 3 Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front
1 December 2015 Istanbul Metro bombing 0
23 December 2015 2015 Sabiha Gökçen Airport bombing 1 Kurdistan Freedom Hawks
12 January 2016 January 2016 Istanbul bombing 14 (including the perpetrator) Islamic State
19 March 2016 March 2016 Istanbul bombing 5 (including the perpetrator)
7 June 2016 June 2016 Istanbul bombing 13 (6 police officers 6 civilians, 1 perpetrator) Kurdistan Freedom Hawks
28 June 2016 2016 Istanbul Atatürk Airport attack 45 (not including perpetrators) Islamic State [1]
6 October 2016 October 2016 Istanbul bombing 0 Kurdistan Workers' Party
10 December 2016 December 2016 Istanbul bombings 48 (39 police officers, 7 civilians, 2 perpetrators) Kurdistan Freedom Hawks
1 January 2017 2017 Istanbul nightclub attack 39 Islamic State
2 October 2018 Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi 1Saudi Government
13 November 2022 2022 Istanbul bombing 6Unknown

References

  1. 1 2 3 Sancar, Funda; Zara, Ayten (March 2023). "Impact of Political Violence on People in Istanbul: The Role of Resilience in Posttraumatic Stress and Psychological Health". Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma. 32 (3): 399–413 – via EBSCOhost.
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