2015 Diyarbakır rally bombings

ISIL bombing of a Peoples' Democratic Party rally in Turkey Electoral fraud and violence during the June 2015 Turkish general election A campaign poster advertising the electoral rally where the bombing occurred. 2015 Diyarbakır rally bombings Turkey Diyarbakır, Turkey 37 54 48 N 40 13 1 E inline,title Peoples' Democratic Party supporters 2015 06 05 y 17:55 EEST Bombing 5 100+ (some claimed 400+) Islamic State Dokumacılar The 2015 Diyarbakır rally bombings occurred on 5 June 2015 in Diyarbakır, Turkey, during an electoral rally of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) at 17:55 local time. The bombing took place two days before the June 2015 general election and killed 5 supporters,September 2019 injuring over 100. A suspect known to be close to ISIL was arrested on June 6 in Gaziantep.HDP rally bomb attack suspect arrested in Turkey's southeast - CRIME http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/hdp-rally-bomb-attack-suspect-arrested-in-turkeys-southeast.aspx?pageID=238&nID=83763&NewsCatID=509 hurriyetdailynews.com 23 July 2015 By August, suspicions as for the perpetrators had continued to lie on ISIL.http://beta.trtworld.com/turkey/turkish-police-diyarbakir-bomber-has-isis-connections-3064 Turkish police: Diyarbakir bomber has ISIS connections trtworld.com 28 March 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20150802051551/http://beta.trtworld.com/turkey/turkish-police-diyarbakir-bomber-has-isis-connections-3064 2 August 2015 dead The HDP, having been identified as a mainly pro-Kurdish party, had been targeted on numerous occasions prior to the bombing, with party offices being faced with arson attacks and vandalism. Two bombs had previously exploded in the HDP's Adana and Mersin branch offices, injuring three party activists. The HDP's Diyarbakır rally was due to take place on 5 June, which was the last day before the election in which rallies were allowed. Two bombs exploded at the rally, just before the party's chairman Selahattin Demirtaş was scheduled to speak. Initial reports by Mehdi Eker, the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, claimed that two people were killed, and over 100 were injured, with the rally being disbanded following the incident.http://www.haberturk.com/galeri/gundem/449575-hdpnin-diyarbakir-mitinginde-patlama-olay-yerinden-goruntuler HDP'nin Diyarbakır mitinginde patlama, olay yerinden görüntüler - Gündem www.haberturk.com/galeri 23 July 2015 Initial reports that the explosions could have been caused by the transformers nearby were dismissed by Taner Yıldız, the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, who stated that an investigation by the Ministry revealed that the transformers had been tampered with from the outside.http://www.haberturk.com/gundem/haber/1087495-hdpnin-diyarbakir-mitinginde-patlama-meydana-geldi HDP'nin Diyarbakır mitinginde patlama meydana geldi 6 June 2015 www.haberturk.com 23 July 2015 The Prime Minister, Ahmet Davutoğlu, offered his sympathies with the wounded and called the bombing a 'provocation' just 48 hours before election day.http://www.haberturk.com/gundem/haber/1087511-basbakan-davutoglundan-patlama-aciklamasi Başbakan Davutoğlu'ndan Diyarbakır'da HDP'nin mitingindeki patlama sonrası açıklama 5 June 2015 www.haberturk.com 23 July 2015 Background Electoral fraud and violence during the June 2015 Turkish general election Political violence in the run-up to the general election targeted all of the major contesting parties, with campaign offices, candidates, party vehicles and supporters all being subject to attacks and vandalism. The HDP in particular, having been identified as a mainly pro-Kurdish party, had faced attacks from Turkish nationalists.http://www.radikal.com.tr/politika/hdpnin_kirsehir_mitingine_saldiri-1357984 HDP'nin Kırşehir mitingine saldırı 14 May 2015 Radikal 23 July 2015 The party's co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş stated on 5 May 2015 that 41 HDP offices had been subject to arson attacks since the party's establishment.http://www.radikal.com.tr/politika/demirtas_bugune_kadar_41_hdp_secim_burosu_yakildi-1350368 Demirtaş: Bugüne kadar 41 HDP seçim bürosu yakıldı 5 May 2015 Radikal 23 July 2015 The HDP's Adana and Mersin branch offices were also bombed in May, injuring three party activists.http://www.radikal.com.tr/politika/adana_hdpye_bomba_koyan_kisinin_eskali_tespit_edildi-1361319 Adana HDP'ye bomba koyan kişinin eşkali tespit edildi 19 May 2015 Radikal 23 July 2015http://www.amerikaninsesi.com/content/hdpye-mersin-ve-adanada-saldiri/2775665.html HDP'ye Mersin ve Adana'da Saldırı Amerika'nin Sesi - Voice of America - Turkish 23 July 2015 The HDP frequently claimed that the political responsibility for attacks against their party lay with the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP), which Demirtaş argued had been causing political polarisation and inciting violence.http://www.haberturk.com/gundem/haber/1079862-patlama-sonrasi-selahattin-demirtastan-ilk-aciklama Patlama sonrası HDP'den ilk açıklamalar 18 May 2015 www.haberturk.com 23 July 2015 Bombing 250px|left|thumb|Lisa Calan, a Kurdish film director who lost both her legs in the bombing. With Selahattin Demirtaş due to begin his speech, two separate bombs exploded within the crowd. Initial reports claimed that two supporters were killed in the initial blast, with two others succumbing to their injuries in hospital at later dates.http://www.todayszaman.com/anasayfa_death-toll-from-bomb-blasts-at-hdp-rally-rises-to-4_386023.html Death toll from bomb blasts at HDP rally rises to 4 13 June 2015 TodaysZaman 23 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150723221211/http://www.todayszaman.com/anasayfa_death-toll-from-bomb-blasts-at-hdp-rally-rises-to-4_386023.html 2015-07-23 dead Press reporters were divided on the number of injured supporters, with some stating that close to 100 were injured, some claiming that 184 were injured, some claiming that there were more than 200 and some even claiming that over 400 were injured. Announcements were made in both Turkish and Kurdish to attendees at the rally to make way for ambulances and to not succumb to provocations. The rally was subsequently abandoned.http://www.aljazeera.com.tr/haber/hdpnin-diyarbakir-miting-alaninda-patlama-2-olu-100-yarali HDP'nin Diyarbakır miting alanında patlama: 2 ölü 100 yaralı Al Jazeera Turk - Ortadoğu, Kafkasya, Balkanlar, Türkiye ve çevresindeki bölgeden son dakika haberleri ve analizler 23 July 2015 Investigation It was alleged that the explosions could have come from the transformers nearby, though investigators from the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources later identified that the transformers had been tampered with from the outside. A new allegation pointed towards the use of fragmentation bombs thrown in dustbins in the area.http://www.zaman.com.tr/gundem_hdpnin-diyarbakirda-miting-yaptigi-alanda-patlama_2298496.html HDP'nin Diyarbakır'da miting yaptığı alanda patlama İSMAİL AVCI 5 June 2015 ZAMAN 23 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150723223221/http://www.zaman.com.tr/gundem_hdpnin-diyarbakirda-miting-yaptigi-alanda-patlama_2298496.html 23 July 2015 dead dmy-all The Attorney General of Diyarbakır launched an official investigation into the attack shortly after the bombings, with the Governor of Diyarbakır forming a crisis meeting.http://www.ntv.com.tr/turkiye/hdpnin-diyarbakir-mitinginde-patlama,FzvtqGfdCUOgCqswTD15oQ HDP'nin Diyarbakır mitinginde patlama 6 June 2015 NTV 23 July 2015 Perpetrators The HDP held the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) responsible, with a suspect being arrested in Gaziantep on June 6. The suspect, Orhan Gönder, was alleged to have actively participated in ISIL's war efforts and to have attended ISIL training camps in Syria.http://t24.com.tr/haber/diyarbakirdaki-saldirilari-gerceklestiren-kisinin-isid-militani-oldugu-iddia-edildi,299106 Diyarbakır'daki saldırıları gerçekleştiren kişinin IŞİD militanı olduğu iddia edildi t24.com.tr 23 July 2015http://www.haberturk.com/gundem/haber/1090174-selahattin-demirtastan-onemli-aciklamalar Demirtaş'tan HDP mitingindeki patlama ile ilgili flaş açıklamalar 12 June 2015 www.haberturk.com 23 July 2015 On 20 July 2015 after a bombing took place in Suruç, Şanlıurfa Province, an unidentified spokesman alleged that Orhan Gönder and the suspect in the Suruç bombing, Seyh Abdurrahman Alagöz, were both part of an ISIL-linked terrorist cell named the 'Dokumacılar' (Weavers) that targets the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG).http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/29613124.asp Canlı bombada yeni iddia: İkisi de Dokumacılar üyesi mi? Banu ŞEN 22 July 2015 HÜRRİYET - TÜRKİYE'NİN AÇILIŞ SAYFASI 23 July 2015 An alleged militant from the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in July 2015 voluntarily turned himself in to the Turkish Gendarmerie in Kars and claimed that the PKK had staged the bombing by bringing suitcases filled with bombs to the scene of the electoral rally, hoping to increase the HDP's votes following the incident.http://www.ilk-kursun.com/haber/233270/hdpye-oy-verenler-okuyun-bakin-kimlerin-pesinden-gittiginizi-gorun-4-kisinin-oldugu-hdpnin-diyarbakir-mitingine-valiz-dolusu-bombayi-pkk-yerlestirmis/ HDP'ye OY VERENLER, OKUYUN BAKIN KİMLERİN PEŞİNDEN GİTTİĞİNİZİ GÖRÜN. 4 KİŞİNİN ÖLDÜĞÜ HDP'nin DİYARBAKIR MİTİNGİNE VALİZ DOLUSU BOMBAYI PKK YERLEŞTİRMİŞ - İlk Kurşun Gazetesi ilk-kursun.com 28 March 2017 28 May 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170528074706/http://www.ilk-kursun.com/haber/233270/hdpye-oy-verenler-okuyun-bakin-kimlerin-pesinden-gittiginizi-gorun-4-kisinin-oldugu-hdpnin-diyarbakir-mitingine-valiz-dolusu-bombayi-pkk-yerlestirmis/ deadhttp://www.sabah.com.tr/gundem/2015/07/22/hdp-mitingine-bombayi-pkk-yerlestirdi HDP mitingine bombayı PKK yerleştirdi! sabah.com.tr 28 March 2017 Reactions The Prime Minister of Turkey, Ahmet Davutoğlu, offered his sympathies to the wounded and said that the attack was a provocation. The main opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu also claimed that the attack was a provocation.http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/29208014.asp Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu: Büyük ihtimalle bunlar bir provokasyon DHA 5 June 2015 HÜRRİYET - TÜRKİYE'NİN AÇILIŞ SAYFASI 23 July 2015 In a statement after the bombing, HDP chairman Selahattin Demirtaş claimed that the attack intended to destabilise the south-east and also claimed that Hezbollah and ISIL forces had entered Turkey.http://www.derginokta.com/demirtas-diyarbakirda-hizbullah-silahlandirildi-kimin-kimi-vuracagi-da-belirlendi.html Demirtaş: Diyarbakır'da Hizbullah silahlandırıldı, kimin kimi vuracağı da belirlendi derginokta.com 23 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150723230150/http://www.derginokta.com/demirtas-diyarbakirda-hizbullah-silahlandirildi-kimin-kimi-vuracagi-da-belirlendi.html 23 July 2015 dead dmy-all See also Turkey 2015 Suruç bombing 2015 Istanbul suicide bombing 2013 Reyhanlı car bombings References 30em Category:2015 murders in Turkey Category:2010s in Diyarbakır Category:21st-century mass murders in Turkey Category:Improvised explosive device bombings in 2015 Category:Improvised explosive device bombings in Turkey Category:Islamic State terrorist incidents in Turkey Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2015 Category:June 2015 crimes in Europe Category:June 2015 in Turkey Category:June 2015 Turkish general election Category:2015 mass murders Category:Mass murders in Diyarbakır Category:Peoples' Democratic Party (Turkey) Category:Terrorist incidents in Diyarbakır Category:Terrorist incidents in Turkey in 2015 Category:Electoral violence Category:Anti-Kurdish sentiment in Turkey