2016 Kayseri bombing

2016 Kayseri bombings
Part of Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present)
2016 Kayseri bombing is located in Turkey
2016 Kayseri bombing
LocationKayseri, Turkey
Date17 December 2016
Target1st Commando brigade soldiers[1][2][3](Turkish claim)
Attack type
Car bombing, Suicide bombing
Deaths15 killed (14 soldiers and 1 perpetrator)[4]
Injured55
PerpetratorsKurdistan Freedom Falcons (disputed)
Suicide attacks in
Turkey
Aftermath of the Suruç bombing in 2015
Groups responsible
Attacks

On December 17, 2016, a suspected car bombing in Kayseri, Turkey killed 15 soldiers aboard a bus and wounded at least 55 others.[5][6] According to the Daily Sabah newspaper, the soldiers — all low-ranking privates and non-commissioned officers — had been given permission for leave from the commando headquarters in the city.[4] The explosion comes a week after 44 people were killed in a double bombing in Istanbul after a football match.

According to many Turkish newspapers, the bomb attack targeted 1st Commando brigade to which killed soldiers belonged. It was stated that the 1st Commando brigade, which contains special forces teams, had played active role against the commonly designated terrorist group Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Southeastern Turkey.[1][3][7]

According to the Turkish newspaper Akşam, the commandos of 1st Commando brigade had played important role during the Siege of Sur (2016).[8]

  1. ^ a b "Kayseri'de hain saldırıya uğrayan Hakkâri 'den yeni dönmüşlerdi". Hürriyet. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference aks was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Kayseri 1. Komando Tugayı hakkında bilinmeyenler!". www.haberturk.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  4. ^ a b "14 killed, 56 injured after terror attack hits bus near university campus in Kayseri". Daily Sabah. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Kayseri'de terör saldırısında şehit olan 15 asker anıldı". 17 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Turkey's Erdogan blames Kurdish militants after bomb kills at least 13, wounds 56". Reuters. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Terör örgütü neden Kayseri'yi hedef seçti? - GÜNCEL Haberleri". www.haber7.com. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Kayseri sokaklarını 1. Komando Tugayı askerleri böyle inletmişti - Akşam". aksam.com.tr. Retrieved 18 December 2016.