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{{short description|2008 bombings with 17 fatalities, including 5 children}}
The '''2008 Istanbul bombings''' occurred on ], ] leaving thirteen people dead and 70 people wounded.
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The '''2008 Istanbul bombings''' occurred on July 27, 2008 when two explosions hit a busy shopping street in the ] district of ], killing seventeen people, five of them children,<ref name=AFP/> and injuring 154.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7527977.stm|title= Deadly blasts hit Istanbul street|date=2008-07-28|publisher=BBC|access-date=2008-07-28}}</ref> The attacks occurred at 9:45&nbsp;p.m. local time, 18:45 ],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/9529506.asp?gid=244&sz=55577|title=Double bombing kills 17, injures more than 150 in Turkey's Istanbul|publisher=Hurriyet|date=2008-07-27|access-date=2008-07-28}}</ref> on a pedestrian street closed to traffic.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/world/istanbul-blasts-kill-17-and-injure-more-than-150-20080728-3m8v.html|title=Istanbul blasts kill 17 and injure more than 150|publisher=The Age|access-date=2008-07-28|date=2008-07-28|archive-date=2008-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080817055052/http://www.theage.com.au/world/istanbul-blasts-kill-17-and-injure-more-than-150-20080728-3m8v.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The bombings were the deadliest civilian attacks in Turkey since the ], five years earlier.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121724008479989537?mod=googlenews_wsj|title=Turkey Blames Kurdish Rebels For Istanbul Blasts That Killed 17|publisher=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2008-07-28|date=2008-07-28}}</ref>


== Details ==
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The first of the two bombs was a sonic bomb which was placed in a telephone cabin and second bomb was placed in a ] 50 meters away, near a crowded street.<ref name=AFP/> The first bomb caused crowds to gather for help and curiosity, and around 10 minutes later, the second and more powerful bomb exploded, causing many of the casualties.<ref name="times" /> The police believe that the bombs were activated remotely.<ref name="BBC" /> Political analyst Damla Aras said that, "there is a possibility they might be A4, ] explosives, which were brought from northern ] by the PKK and have been used several times in Turkey."<ref name=AJ>{{cite news|url=http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2008/07/2008727193036298109.html|title=Deadly bombings hit Istanbul|publisher=Al Jazeera|access-date=2008-07-28|date=2008-07-28}}</ref>

Early on, news sources thought the first explosion was caused by a ].<ref name=AJ/>

The blasts were the deadliest to hit Istanbul since a series of bombings in November 2003 that killed over 60 people.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2008-07-27 |title=TIMELINE: Recent attacks in Turkey |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-explosions-attacks-idUSL0926712620080727 |access-date=2023-03-07}}</ref>

==Investigation==
Nobody has claimed responsibility for the bombing as of yet, although Kurdish separatist militants are suspected.<ref name="times">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/28/world/europe/28turkey.html?hp|title=Bombs Kill 15 in a Crowded Istanbul Neighborhood|last=Arsu|first=Sebnem|date=2008-07-28|work=The New York Times|access-date=2008-07-28}}</ref> The ] indicate that the incident bears the hallmarks of the ] (PKK), possibly in revenge for a series of major operations by the Turkish military on its bases days prior to the incident.<ref name="BBC" /> However a senior member of the PKK, ], denied the implication: "The Kurdish liberation movement is not involved in this attack."<ref name=AFP/>

Based on a tip from residents, three teenagers were taken into custody in connection to the bombings.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080059139&ch=7/28/2008%206:39:00%20PM|title=3 teenagers detained for Istanbul attack|publisher=NDTV|access-date=2008-07-28|date=2008-07-28}}{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Nine people were indicted in December 2008 over the bombings.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/10588200.asp?scr=1|title=Prosecutors say PKK responsible for Turkey's twin bomb attack|publisher=Hurriyet|access-date=2008-12-18|date=2008-12-17}}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 21:55, 7 January 2025

2008 bombings with 17 fatalities, including 5 children

41°00′43″N 28°58′34″E / 41.012°N 28.976°E / 41.012; 28.976

2008 Istanbul bombings
2008 Istanbul bombings is located in Istanbul2008 Istanbul bombings
LocationTurkey Güngören, Istanbul, Turkey
DateJuly 27, 2008
18:45 (UTC)
Attack typeBombings
Deaths17
Injured154

The 2008 Istanbul bombings occurred on July 27, 2008 when two explosions hit a busy shopping street in the Güngören district of Istanbul, killing seventeen people, five of them children, and injuring 154. The attacks occurred at 9:45 p.m. local time, 18:45 UTC, on a pedestrian street closed to traffic. The bombings were the deadliest civilian attacks in Turkey since the 2003 Istanbul bombings, five years earlier.

Details

The first of the two bombs was a sonic bomb which was placed in a telephone cabin and second bomb was placed in a waste container 50 meters away, near a crowded street. The first bomb caused crowds to gather for help and curiosity, and around 10 minutes later, the second and more powerful bomb exploded, causing many of the casualties. The police believe that the bombs were activated remotely. Political analyst Damla Aras said that, "there is a possibility they might be A4, C-4 explosives, which were brought from northern Iraq by the PKK and have been used several times in Turkey."

Early on, news sources thought the first explosion was caused by a gas leak.

The blasts were the deadliest to hit Istanbul since a series of bombings in November 2003 that killed over 60 people.

Investigation

Nobody has claimed responsibility for the bombing as of yet, although Kurdish separatist militants are suspected. The Istanbul Police indicate that the incident bears the hallmarks of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), possibly in revenge for a series of major operations by the Turkish military on its bases days prior to the incident. However a senior member of the PKK, Zubeyir Aydar, denied the implication: "The Kurdish liberation movement is not involved in this attack."

Based on a tip from residents, three teenagers were taken into custody in connection to the bombings.

Nine people were indicted in December 2008 over the bombings.

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Istanbul bomb attacks kill 17". AFP. 2008-07-07. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
  2. ^ "Deadly blasts hit Istanbul street". BBC. 2008-07-28. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
  3. "Double bombing kills 17, injures more than 150 in Turkey's Istanbul". Hurriyet. 2008-07-27. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
  4. "Istanbul blasts kill 17 and injure more than 150". The Age. 2008-07-28. Archived from the original on 2008-08-17. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
  5. "Turkey Blames Kurdish Rebels For Istanbul Blasts That Killed 17". Wall Street Journal. 2008-07-28. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
  6. ^ Arsu, Sebnem (2008-07-28). "Bombs Kill 15 in a Crowded Istanbul Neighborhood". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
  7. ^ "Deadly bombings hit Istanbul". Al Jazeera. 2008-07-28. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
  8. "TIMELINE: Recent attacks in Turkey". Reuters. 2008-07-27. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  9. "3 teenagers detained for Istanbul attack". NDTV. 2008-07-28. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
  10. "Prosecutors say PKK responsible for Turkey's twin bomb attack". Hurriyet. 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
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