December 2016 Istanbul bombings

December 2016 Istanbul bombings
Part of Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present)
Vodafone Arena and Dolmabahçe-Gazhane avenue after the attacks, 16 December 2016
Istanbul is located in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul (Istanbul)
LocationBeşiktaş, Istanbul, Turkey
Coordinates41°02′25″N 28°59′35″E / 41.04028°N 28.99306°E / 41.04028; 28.99306
Date10 December 2016
22:30 (UTC+3)[1]
TargetRiot police and also civilians [2]
Attack type
Car bombing, suicide bombing
WeaponsCar bomb and backpack bomb
Deaths48 (39 police officers, 7 civilians, 2 perpetrators)[3][4][5]
Injured166[6][7]
PerpetratorsKurdistan Freedom Hawks[8]
Suicide attacks in
Turkey
Aftermath of the Suruç bombing in 2015
Groups responsible
Attacks

On the evening of 10 December 2016, two explosions caused by a car bombing and suicide bombing in Istanbul's Beşiktaş municipality[1] killed 48 people[3][4][5] and injured 166 others.[6][7] 39 of those killed were police officers, 7 were civilians and 2 were perpetrators.[9] The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) assumed responsibility, claiming that their members killed more than 100 police officers.[8]

  1. ^ a b "İstanbul'da Vodafone Arena'da şiddetli 2 patlama: Yaralılar var". Cumhuriyet. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  2. ^ Margaret Coker (2016-12-11). "At Least 38 Dead, 150 Wounded in Istanbul". Wall Street Journal.
  3. ^ a b "Two blasts outside Istanbul stadium kill 29". Sky News. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Vodafone Arena önünde patlamalar". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  5. ^ a b sitesi, milliyet.com.tr Türkiye'nin lider haber. "Son dakika haberi: Şehit sayısı 39'a yükseldi... Hain saldırıyı TAK üstlendi!". Milliyet Haber – Türkiyenin Habet Sitesi. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  6. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference ntvsd was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ a b "Explosion rocks Istanbul's Beşiktaş district". DailySabah. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Istanbul stadium attacks: Kurdish TAK group claim attacks". BBC News. 11 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Son dakika haberi... İstanbul'da iki alçak saldırı! Çok sayıda şehit ve yaralı var". Hürriyet. 11 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.