2012 Istanbul suicide bombing

Terrorist act in Turkey 2012 Istanbul suicide bombing Aftermath of the 2012 Sultangazi suicide bombing.jpg The police station after the attack Sultangazi, Istanbul, Turkey 41.10866 28.89410 11 September 2012 ~11:00 (UTC+03:00) Police station Suicide bombing 2 (Including 1 attacker) 7 İbrahim Çuhadar Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front 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. Background On 20 July 2012, a gunfire was opened on the police from a taxi that did not comply with the stop warning of the police teams located at the entrance of the Gazi neighborhood in the Sultangazi district of Istanbul. Following the clash with the police, those in the taxi demanded that the taxi leave the area by placing a gun on the driver's head. Proceeding about 100 meters, the taxi stopped after crashing into the sidewalk. The male passenger in the vehicle was caught at the scene and the female one trying to escape was injured in Gaziosmanpaşa. It was determined that these people were Hasan Selim Gönen and Sultan Işıklı, members of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front (DHKP-C).http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sultangazide-silahli-catisma-21030251 Sultangazi'de silahlı çatışma Hürriyet 20 July 2012 Çetin Aydın Seyit Erçiçek Istanbul https://web.archive.org/web/20160821141716/http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sultangazide-silahli-catisma-21030251 21 August 2016http://www.sabah.com.tr/gundem/2012/07/21/dhkpcli-isiklinin-annesi-yikildi DHKP-C'li Işıklı'nın annesi yıkıldı Sabah 21 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20150920183105/http://www.sabah.com.tr/gundem/2012/07/21/dhkpcli-isiklinin-annesi-yikildi 20 September 2015 Gönen died on 21 July in the hospital where he was being treated.http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gaziosmanpasa-saldirgani-hastanede-oldu-21037506 Gaziosmanpaşa saldırganı hastanede öldü Doğan News Agency Hürriyet 21 July 2012 Hasan Yıldırım Istanbul https://web.archive.org/web/20160821141830/http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gaziosmanpasa-saldirgani-hastanede-oldu-21037506 21 August 2016 After the death of Hasan Selim Gönen, the information that DHKP-C was preparing for action against the police stations was reported to the press.http://www.memurlar.net/haber/264296/ İstanbul'da polis alarma geçti İhlas News Agency 28 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120730074422/http://www.memurlar.net/haber/264296/ 30 July 2012 21 August 2016 Attack thumb|260px|Location of the police station At 11:00 AM (UTC+03:00) local time on 11 September 2012, the attacker who came to The 75th Anniversary Police Station in Sultangazi crossed the guard cabin at the gate of the police station and the 50-meter pathway between the garden entrance and the police station entrance. After climbing the stairs at the entrance of the police station, he reached the x-ray device at the entrance door. There he threw a grenade inside of the station, but it did not explode. Then, the police officer Bülent Özkan tried to stop and push the attacker out of the police station. Meanwhile, the assailant detonated the explosives he was carrying.Karakola 'canlı bomba' saldırısı! http://beyazgazete.com/video/anahaber/atv-4/2012/09/12/karakola-canli-bomba-saldirisi-321877.html Beyazgazete.com 22 November 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20120915085725/http://beyazgazete.com/video/anahaber/atv-4/2012/09/12/karakola-canli-bomba-saldirisi-321877.html 15 September 2012 12 September 2012http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/istanbulda-karakola-canli-bomba-saldirisi-1-sehit-21433823 İstanbul'da karakola canlı bomba saldırısı: 1 şehit Hürriyet 11 September 2012 Çetin Aydın Eyüp Serbest Istanbul https://web.archive.org/web/20151203091634/http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/istanbulda-karakola-canli-bomba-saldirisi-1-sehit-21433823 3 December 2015 http://www.cnnturk.com/2012/turkiye/09/11/polis.merkezine.canli.bomba.saldirisi/676315.0/index.html Polis Merkezine canlı bomba saldırısı CNN Türk 11 September 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20150519100321/http://www.cnnturk.com/2012/turkiye/09/11/polis.merkezine.canli.bomba.saldirisi/676315.0/index.html 19 May 2015 4 August 2016 Suspected leftist suicide bomber kills one in Istanbul https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-explosion/suspected-leftist-suicide-bomber-kills-one-in-istanbul-idUSBRE88A0A320120911 Reuters 22 November 2017 11 September 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043411/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-explosion/suspected-leftist-suicide-bomber-kills-one-in-istanbul-idUSBRE88A0A320120911 1 December 2017 According to the statement of the police officer who was on duty at the door, the sound of two gunshots were heard twice from the building after the suspect entered. It was stated that these gunshots occurred when the police officer Özkan, who later died from his injuries, shot his gun twice just before the explosion.http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-19555413 Istanbul blast: Leftist group claims suicide attack BBC 22 November 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20161104023009/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-19555413 4 November 2016 11 September 2012 Aftermath At the time of the attack, the police officer Özkan, who had sustained serious injuries, died on the road to the hospital. A total of 7 people were injured, including 4 police officers and 3 civilians. The wounded were treated at Bağcılar State Hospital, Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital and Bezmiâlem Vakıf University Medical Faculty Hospital. After the explosion, a hole was formed in the entrance of the building after the partial collapse of the entrance gate. The windows of the armored vehicles outside the building were broken. Investigation In the examination made after the incident, it was determined that the attacker was İbrahim Çuhadar, a member of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front (DHKP-C), born in Alaca, Çorum, in 1973. Çuhadar had previously spent 8 months in Sincan F-type prison on the grounds that he was a member of DHKP-C. Çuhadar's body was taken from the Forensic Medicine Institute on 14 September and buried in the Gazi Cemetery in Sultangazi on 16 September. http://www.haberler.com/teroristin-cenazesi-gazi-mezarligi-na-gomuldu-3942765-haberi/ Teröristin Cenazesi Gazi Mezarlığı'na Gömüldü Haberler.com 16 September 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121218044005/http://www.haberler.com/teroristin-cenazesi-gazi-mezarligi-na-gomuldu-3942765-haberi/ 18 December 2012 4 August 2016 In the examinations carried out, it was determined that the explosive wrapped around Çuhadar's body was a pressure-acting and piece-effect plastic explosive. After the attack, DHKP-C took responsibility for the attack with a statement on a website linked to DHKP-C. In the statement, which included Çuhadar's photograph, the organization explained the rationale for this attack and said "Hasan Selim Gönen was killed by the police officers of this police station. The Gazi police station was not a randomly selected police station." http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/hain-saldiriya-boyle-hazirlanmis-21445459 Hain saldırıya böyle hazırlanmış Çetin Aydın İstanbul Hürriyet 12 September 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160806132428/http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/hain-saldiriya-boyle-hazirlanmis-21445459 6 August 2016 4 August 2016 In a photograph dated 30 August 2012 published on the website at midnight the same day, Çuhadar was seen wrapping the explosives used in the attack around his body. Reactions By releasing a written statement after the attack, President Abdullah Gül condemned the attack, which he stated to be carried out by the organizations he described as "terrorist groups pursuing outdated ideologies". Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wished healing to the wounded and patience to the relatives of the police officer who died in the attack. Sabri Başköy, Governor of Çorum, where Çuhadar's birth certificate was registered, stated that although Çuhadar was born in Alaca, he left the village for Ankara with his family 30–35 years ago, and had no connection with Çorum since then. Celal Çuhadır, the headman of Tutluca, also stated that the attacker was registered in the population of his own village and added that neither he nor the villagers knew him and condemned the attack. Speaking at the funeral of Özkan, who lost his life in the attack, Istanbul Governor Hüseyin Avni Mutlu and Istanbul Police Chief Hüseyin Çapkın condemned the attack. Çapkın said at the funeral, "We are 40 thousand people who are chiefs and officers to ensure the peace and security of Istanbul. We are all a Bülent."http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sehit-polisin-cenazesinde-gozyaslari-sel-oldu-21445880 Şehit polisin cenazesinde gözyaşları sel oldu Serpil Kırkeser Özgür Arslan Doğan News Agency Hürriyet 12 September 2012 Istanbul https://web.archive.org/web/20160821121524/http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sehit-polisin-cenazesinde-gozyaslari-sel-oldu-21445880 21 August 2016 See also Terrorism in Turkey List of suicide attacks in Turkey References Turkey History Category:Suicide bombings in Istanbul Category:2012 murders in Turkey Category:Building bombings in Istanbul Category:DHKP/C attacks Category:Terrorist incidents in Turkey in 2012 Category:Suicide bombings in 2012 Category:2012 in Istanbul Category:2010s crimes in Istanbul Category:Murder in Istanbul Category:2012 building bombings Category:Attacks on police stations in 2012 Category:September 2012 crimes in Europe Category:September 2012 in Turkey Category:Attacks on police stations in Turkey Category:Sultangazi