MAJOR ‘ISLAMIC STATE’ ATTACKS
A number of attacks in Turkey in the recent past have been blamed on the Islamic State
At least 50 people died in a bomb attack on a wedding in Gaziantep. The IS was suspected
At least 47 people, including foreigners, were killed and over 200 injured in a triple suicide bombing and gun attack at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport. The attack was blamed on the IS
Three Israelis and an Iranian were killed and dozens injured in a suicide bombing targeting Istanbul shopping thoroughfare
Istiklal Caddesi. Pro-government media blamed IS militants
Twelve German tourists were killed in a suicide attack by a Syrian bomber in Istanbul’s Sultanahmet district. The prime minister said the bomber belonged to the IS group
In the bloodiest attack in Turkey’s history, 103 were killed in a twin suicide bombing on a pro-Kurdish peace rally in Ankara. The IS was the main suspect, according to the government.