| Istanbul nightclub shooting | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Turkey–ISIL conflict | |
 The Reina nightclub in Istanbul in 2012 | |
  Reina nightclub Reina nightclub (Istanbul)  Reina nightclub Reina nightclub (Turkey) | |
| Location |  Istanbul, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 41°03′00″N 29°01′57″E / 41.05000°N 29.03250°E |
| Date | 1 January 2017 01:15 (FET) |
| Target | Patrons at Reina nightclub |
Attack type | Mass shooting, mass murder |
| Weapons | AKM |
| Deaths | 39 |
| Injured | 79[1] |
| Perpetrators |  Islamic State |
| Assailant | Abdulkadir Masharipov |
The Istanbul nightclub shooting (also known as Reina massacre in Turkey[2]) was a mass shooting incident on 1 January 2017 around 01:15 local time, in which a terrorist shot and killed 39 people and wounded 79 others at the Reina nightclub in the Ortaköy neighbourhood of Istanbul, Turkey, where hundreds had been celebrating New Year's Day. Uzbekistan-born Abdulkadir Masharipov was arrested in Istanbul on 17 January 2017. Islamic State claimed credit for his actions.[3] The first hearing in the trial of Masharipov and 51 accused accomplices was held on 11 December 2017,[1] and the next hearing was held on 26 March 2018.[4]
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- ^ "Reina katliamı davasında karar: Saldırgana 40 kez ağırlaştırılmış müebbet ve 1368 yıl hapis cezası". T24 (in Turkish). Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Turkey detains 82 foreigners planning to go to Syria: report". Arab News. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Survivors remember horror in trial of Daesh massacre in Istanbul". Daily Sabah. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.