2012 Istanbul suicide bombing

2012 Istanbul suicide bombing
The police station after the attack
LocationSultangazi, Istanbul, Turkey
Coordinates41°06′31″N 28°53′39″E / 41.10866°N 28.89410°E / 41.10866; 28.89410
Date11 September 2012
~11:00 (UTC+03:00)
TargetPolice station
Attack type
Suicide bombing
Deaths2 (Including 1 attacker)
Injured7
PerpetratorsRevolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front
Assailantİbrahim Çuhadar

The 2012 Istanbul suicide bombing occurred at a police station in the Sultangazi district of Istanbul, Turkey. The suicide bomber was İbrahim Çuhadar, a member of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front (DHKP-C). On 11 September 2012, he went to the police station and attempted to enter, then detonated the explosives at the entrance of the station after the police refused him entrance. As a result of the explosion, the attacker and a police officer died and seven others were injured.