January 12th- A suicide bomber found to be a member of the terrorist group Daesh, also known as IS/Islamic State, killed ten people, eight of them German tourists, and injured another 15 in Istanbul’s Sultanahmet district. In response, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the country was the "top target for all terrorist groups in the region."
February 17th — A Turkish military vehicle was idling at a stoplight during rush hour in Ankara when a car bomb exploded nearby, killing 28 people and injuring 61. Though no terrorist organizations took credit for the attack, the Turkish government highly suspected the Kurdish Worker’s Party (PKK) and treated the explosion as a terrorist attack. President Erdogan said, "We will continue our fight against the pawns that carry out such attacks, which know no moral or humanitarian bounds, and the forces behind them with more determination every day."
March 13th — At least 34 people were killed and 125 wounded when a car filled with explosives erupted in Ankara, just days after US Embassy officials warned the Turkish government of an impending attack on the capital city. The explosion took place in Kizilay Square, Turkey’s entertainment and commercial center. In a statement, President Erdogan said, "These attacks, which threaten our country’s integrity and our nation’s unity and solidarity, do not weaken our resolve in fighting terrorism, but bolster our determination."
March 19th — Five people were killed and 36 injured when a suicide bomber detonated himself on Istiklal Street, near the district governor’s office in Istanbul’s main shopping area. Mehmet Müezzinoğlu, Turkey’s Health Minister, reported that 12 of the injured victims were foreigners. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu called the attacks "inhumane" and said in a written statement that, "No center of terrorism will reach its aim with such monstrous attacks.Our struggle will continue with the same resolution and determination until terrorism ends completely."
April 27th — A 25-year-old female suicide bomber detonated herself in the Turkish city of Bursa. The bombing took place near the Grand Mosque, a building that dates back to the 14th century, when Bursa served as the Ottoman Empire’s first capital. Thirteen people were injured in the blast, mostly due to the shattered glass of windows from nearby shops.
June 7th — A car bomb killed four civilians and seven police officers, and wounded 36 individual in Istanbul’s central district. A police bus was the target, and the bomb was detonated at a busy intersection near Istanbul University and Vezneciler metro center during rush hour.
June 28th — Nearly 31 people were killed and at least 137 were injured by when two bombs, each attached to a suicide bomber, exploded at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport. Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said that one of the culprits "first opened fire with a Kalashnikov then detonated himself" at an airport security checkpoint. Police shot at the suspects near the airport’s international terminal. There were three attackers.
