Timeline of Terroris Attacks in Turkey 2015 -2016

Bombings since start of 2015 have mostly been blamed on ISIL and armed Kurdish groups.

1. Sultanahmet, Istanbul – 6 January, 2015.
A female suicide bomber from Dagestan detonated explosives in the main tourist district of the city (1 killed, 1 injured). No claim of responsibility.

2. Diyarbakir – 5 June, 2015.
Two successive explosions hit an opposition rally (2 killed, over 100 injured). No claim of responsibility. Blamed on ISIL.

3. Suruc – 20 July, 2015.
Suicide attack targeted activists planning to enter the Syrian-Kurdish town of Kobane and help rebuild it. The explosion happened during a press event (32 killed, 100 injured). No claim of responsibility. Blamed on ISIL.

4. Sultanbeyli, Istanbul – 10 August, 2015.
Explosion targeted a police station and caused a fire that spread to nearby buildings (7 injured). PKK claimed responsibility.

5. Ankara – 10 October, 2015.
Two blast went off during a rally organized by several leftist groups (95 killed, 200 injured). No claim of responsibility. Officials say ISIL is the prime suspect.

6. Bayrampasa Metro Station, Istanbul – 1 December, 2015.
During rush hour, a pipe bomb exploded on an overpass near a metro station (5 injured). Left-wing group MLKP claimed responsibility.

7. International Airport, Istanbul – 23 December, 2015.
A cleaner was working on a Pegasus Airline plane when a blast went off. It is unclear if it was a bomb (1 killed). Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) claimed responsibility.

8. Sultanahmet, Istanbul – 12 January, 2016.
A suicide bomber blew himself up in a square popular with tourists (10 killed, 15 injured). No claim of responsibility. Blamed on ISIL.

9. Cinar, Diyarbakir – 14 January, 2016.
A car bomb went off near a police station in Kurdish-majority province. Nearby houses with civilians inside were also hit with rocket attacks and gunfire (6 killed, 39 injured). PKK calimed responsibility.

10. Ankara – 17 February, 2016.
During rush hour, a large explosion targeted a military vehicle with people inside (28 killed, 61 injured). Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) claimed responsibility.

11. Ankara – 13 March, 2016.
The second explosion in the capital within weeks set several cars on fire, created a shower of debris and was heard miles away (37 killed, 70 injured). Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) claimed responsibility.

12. Istiklal Street, Istanbul – 20 March, 2016.
Suicide bomber hit a shopping district where a lot of pedestrians were milling around (5 killed, 6 injured). No claim of responsibility. Blamed on ISIL.

13. Diyarbakir – 31 March, 2016.
The explosion hit a police vehicle near a busy bus terminal (7 killed, 27 injured). PKK claimed responsibility.

14. Bursa 27 April, 2016.
A female suicide bomber is believed to have targeted worshippers at the city’ Grand Mosque ( 13 injured). Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) claimed responsibility.

15. Gaziantep – 1 May, 2016.
A vehicle blew up near the city’s main police station. Assailants also fired automatic weapon (2 killed, 22 injured). No claim of responsibility. Blamed on ISIL.

16. Baglar, Diyarbakir – 10 May, 2016.
An armored police van carrying inmates and policeman was struck in the center of the city (3 killed, 45 injured). PKK claimed responsibility.

17. Gaziantep – 19 May, 2016.
A suspected ISIL member blew himself up during a police raid.

18. Beyazit, Istanbul – 7 June, 2016.
Explosion happened near a metro station and the Grand Bazaar (11 killed, 36 injured). TAK claimed responsibility.

19. Midyat, Mardin – 8 June, 2016.
A car bomb exploded near a police station in a region where government forces are battling Kurdish separatists (6 killed, 20 injured). PKK claimed responsibility.

20. Ovacik, Tunceli – 13 June, 2016.
The explosion happened near a housing block for civil servants (9 injured). Left-wing HBDH claimed responsibility.

21. Ataturk Airport, Istanbul – 28 June, 2016.
Attackers reportedly tried to penetrate the “control point” coming into the airport. Security personnel then opened fire to “neutralize” the attackers, who then detonated their explosives, authorities said (41 killed, 239 injured). No immediate claim for the attack.

Source: "Timeline of attacks in Turkey". www.aljazeera.com. June 2016.