2013 United States embassy bombing in Ankara

Terrorist incident in Turkey June 2026 December 2021 2013 United States embassy bombing in Ankara the DHKP/C insurgency in Turkey 250px Location of Ankara Province in Turkey Embassy of the United StatesKavaklıdere, Ankara, Turkey United States embassy 39.90773 32.85501 inline,title 2013 02 01 y 13:15 EET UTC+02:00 Suicide bombing 2 (including the perpetrator) 3 Revolutionary People's Liberation Party–Front Ecevit Şanlı (DHKP-C) On 1 February 2013, a suicide bomber attacked the United States embassy in Ankara, Turkey, killing a security guard and wounding three others. The bombing was subsequently denounced as an act of terrorism by both Turkey and the United States.Bomber attacks US embassy in Ankara, Turkey https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21293598 1 February 2013 BBC News 1 February 2013DHKP-C group claims US embassy suicide blast in Ankara https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21305950 7 September 2013 BBC News 2 February 2013US condemns Ankara embassy bombing http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2013/02/20132263941939393.html 7 September 2013 Al Jazeera 2 February 2013 Attack thumb|John Kerry, the US Secretary of State, gives a speech at a memorial ceremony in honor of Mustafa Akarsu at the embassy on 1 March 2013 At approximately 13:15 EET (11:15 UTC) on 1 February 2013, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives—6 kg lb 0 of trinitrotoluene (TNT) and a hand grenade—at a side entrance to the United States embassy in the Kavaklıdere area of Ankara, killing a Turkish security guard and wounding three others.Burch Jonathon Suicide bomber kills guard at U.S. embassy in Turkey https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-usa-explosion-idUSBRE9100I620130201 1 February 2013 Reuters 1 February 2013 The explosion also seriously wounded journalist Didem Tuncay, who was rushed to hospital shortly after the attack had occurred.Torchia Christopher Turkey: Embassy bombers cling to Cold War ideology https://news.yahoo.com/turkey-embassy-bombers-cling-cold-war-ideology-202148630.html 2 February 2013 AP via Yahoo! News 2 February 2013Journalist injured after U.S. embassy blast 'has passed the critical condition' http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/journalist-in-critical-condition-after-us-embassy-blast-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=40306&NewsCatID=341 2 February 2013 Hürriyet Daily News 1 February 2013 After visiting Tuncay in hospital, Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr., the United States ambassador to Turkey, described her as "one of the best" and added that she was due to have tea with him at the embassy.Guard killed, journalist hurt in suicide bombing at U.S. Embassy in Turkey https://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/01/world/europe/turkey-embassy-explosion/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 2 February 2013 CNN 2 February 2013 Watson, Ivan Botelho, GregUS ambassador visits woman wounded http://www.timeturk.com/en/2013/02/01/us-ambassador-visits-woman-wounded.html 2 February 2013 TimeTurk 1 February 2013 14 December 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191214170608/https://www.timeturk.com/en/2013/02/01/us-ambassador-visits-woman-wounded.html dead Ricciardone also paid tribute to Mustafa Akarsu, identified as the security guard who was killed in the bombing, saying that he was "a hero who [had] lost his life to protect the embassy staff". Perpetrator The Revolutionary People's Liberation Party–Front, a Marxist–Leninist party designated as a terrorist organization by the Turkish government and the United States government, claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement published on its website on 2 February. It also cited Turkish support for the opposition in the Syrian civil war as a reason for the attack.Marxists Claim Bombing of U.S. Embassy in Turkey https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/03/world/europe/marxist-group-claims-attack-on-us-embassy-in-turkey.html?_r=0 3 February 2013 The New York Times 2 February 2013 Arango, Tim Arsu, Sebnem Turkish officials reported that the bomber was Ecevit Şanlı, a 30-year-old member of the group.Suicide bomber member of the outlawed leftist group DHKP/C: Erdoğan http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/suicide-bomber-member-of-the-outlawed-leftist-group-dhkpc-erdogan.aspx?pageID=238&nID=40308&NewsCatID=341 2 February 2013 Hürriyet Daily News 1 February 2013Tattersall Nick Turkey says tests confirm leftist bombed U.S. embassy https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-usa-bomb-claim-idUSBRE91107R20130202 3 February 2013 Reuters 2 February 2013 The group also confirmed in its statement that the attack was perpetrated by Şanlı and that he sacrificed himself. Şanlı was imprisoned from 1997 to 2000 for his involvement in an attack against a military guest house in Istanbul with a flamethrower.Zalewski Piotr The U.S. Embassy Bombing in Turkey: The Unusual Suspects https://world.time.com/2013/02/02/the-u-s-embassy-bombing-in-turkey-the-unusual-suspects/ 3 February 2013 Time 2 February 2013 Due to their alleged roles in the bombing, three more people were also arrested in Istanbul and Ankara.Website attributes embassy attack to Turkish leftist group http://www.euronews.com/2013/02/03/website-attributes-embassy-attack-to-turkish-leftist-group/ 3 February 2013 Euronews 3 February 2013 7 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200907042753/https://www.euronews.com/2013/02/03/website-attributes-embassy-attack-to-turkish-leftist-group dead See also Turkey United States Politics 1998 United States embassy bombings 2007 Ankara bombing 2008 United States consulate in Istanbul attack 2012 Benghazi attack 2013 Reyhanlı car bombings Attacks on the United States References External links Embassy of the United States, Ankara Category:Attacks on diplomatic missions in Turkey Ankara Category:2013 in the United States Category:2013 building bombings United States embassy bombing Category:2013 murders in Turkey Category:February 2013 crimes in Europe Category:February 2013 in Turkey 2013 Category:Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front 2013 Category:Terrorist incidents in Turkey in 2013 Category:Turkey–United States relations Category:Building bombings in Ankara Category:DHKP/C attacks Category:Presidency of Barack Obama Category:Anti-American sentiment in Turkey Category:Suicide bombings in 2013