How Deadly Was Turkey In 2016 – A Flashback (Part II)
How Deadly Was Turkey In 2016 – A Flashback (Part I)
The year 2016 was highly deadly for Turkey including a failed coup in July that killed more than two hundred people. Let’s have a look in detail throughout the year.
Aug. 20 – Gaziantep
More than 51 people were killed at a Kurdish wedding party by a suicide bomber believed to be just 12-year-old.
Aug. 18 – Elazig
More than 5 people were killed and at least 140 others were injured after a car bomb exploded at police headquarters.
Aug. 17 – Van
One police officer was killed, twenty others of them were in jured, 2 civilians died and 53 others were wounded after a car bomb exploded at a police station.
Jul. 15 – A failed military coup attempt killed more than 270 people across Turkey.
June 28 – Istanbul
Three suicide bombers stormed Ataturk Airport and killed 44 people. About 150 civilians were injured.
June 17 – Istanbul
About eleven people were killed when a car bomb exploded while a police vehicle was passing.
June 8 – Midyat
About five people wsre killed and 51 others were injured when a Kurdish suicide bomber detonated outside a police headquarters close to Syrian border.
June 7 – Istanbul
Eleven people were killed and 36 others were injured when a car bomb hit a riot police bus.
May 12 – Istanbul
Eight people were injured when a car bomb targeted a military garrison.
May 10 – Diyarbakir
Three people were killed and about half ton others were injured when a car bomb hit a police vehicle that was escorting 7 detained Kurdish militants.
Author: Paul Linus
