1999 Istanbul bombings

1999 Istanbul bombings
LocationIstanbul, Turkey (geographical coordinates 41°00′44″N 28°58′34″E / 41.01224°N 28.976018°E / 41.01224; 28.976018)
DateMarch 13 and 14, 1999 (UTC+2)
Attack type
Bombings and arson attack
Deaths13

The 1999 Istanbul bombings were a pair of bombings that took place in Istanbul, Turkey on March 13, killing 13, and March 14, 1999, injuring two. A third bomb was found in a Burger King outlet but successfully defused.

A Turkish court sentenced Cevat Soysal to 18 years and nine months in prison on June 25, 2002, for allegedly having ordered the attack.[1]

  1. ^ "UNHCR | Refworld | Chronology for Kurds in Turkey". www.unhcr.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17.

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