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2015 Suruç bombing

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Arrests made as police disperse 2015 Suruc bombing anniversary rally in Turkey’s Istanbul

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Turkey: Police disperse and arrest protesters at Suruc bombing anniv demo in Istanbul

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Suruc suicide bombing: Turkey 'identifies suspect' in ISIL-claimed attack

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Turkey: Death toll climbs in Suruc attack

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Turkish PM: IS may be behind Suruc bomb attack

The Suruç bombing was a suicide attack by the Turkish sect of Islamic State named Dokumacılar against Turkish leftists that took place in the Suruç district of Şanlıurfa Province in Turkey on 20 July 2015, outside the Amara Culture Centre. A total of 34 people were killed and 104 were reported injured. Most victims were members of the Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP) Youth Wing and the Socialist Youth Associations Federation (SGDF), university students who were giving a press statement on their planned trip to reconstruct the Syrian border town of Kobanî.
  • Background 

  • The Siege of Kobanî (2014–15) 

  • Perceived targets 

  • Bombing 

  • Perpetrators 

  • Domestic reactions 

  • International reactions 

  • Demonstrations 

  • Ceylanpınar double murder 

  • Anti-PKK offensives