Today's tragedy in Istanbul is, unfortunately, far from the only terrorist attack to occur in Turkey.
Here is a brief overview of probably the most infamous acts of terrorism that have taken place in Istanbul over the past decade.
December 10, 2016 - Some 44 people were killed and over 150 injured after a car bombing near the Vodafone Arena stadium in the district of Besiktas, with a nationalist terrorist group called Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) claiming responsibility.
June 26, 2016 - Daesh* terrorists carried out a shooting and suicide bombing attack at the Ataturk airport, killing 36 and wounding 147.
June 7, 2016 – A car bombing in the Fatih Vezneciler resulted in 12 deaths and 36 injuries, Kurdistan Freedom Hawks claimed responsibility.
March 19, 2016 – Five were killed and 36 injured during a Daesh* terrorist attack on Istiklal street.
January 12, 2016 – A Daesh* suicide bomber killed 13, injured 14 in Sultanahmet square.
October 8, 2015 – A car bomb exploded near a police precinct in Fatih district, killing one officer and leaving 10 people injured.
January 6, 2015 – An explosion caused by a Daesh* suicide bomber in the Fatih Sultanahmet district killed one and left another injured.
September 11, 2012 – A terrorist attack on a police precinct in Sultangazi district left one police officer dead and 7 people injured. The Revolutionary People's Liberation Party–Front (DHKP/C), which is regarded by Turkey as a terrorist group, claimed responsibility.
*Daesh (IS/ISIS) is a terrorist organization banned in Russia.