September 2001 Istanbul bombing

2001 Istanbul suicide bombing
A view from İnönü Street in 2013 where the attack happened. The explosion took place close to the Chinese Restaurant, which appears on the right.
LocationBeyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey
Date10 September 2001
5:30 pm EET (UTC+02:00)
Attack type
Suicide attack
Deaths4
Injured23
PerpetratorsRevolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front
AssailantUğur Bülbül

On 10 September 2001, a suicide attack was carried out by Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front member Uğur Bülbül in Beyoğlu, Istanbul, at a police checkpoint in the Gümüşsuyu neighborhood. As a result of the explosion, two police officers and one passerby civilian along with the attacker were killed and 23 others were injured.


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