Islamic State-related terrorist attacks in Turkey

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Islamic State-related terrorist attacks in Turkey

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A chronicle of the violent clashes between Turkey and the Islamic State (ISIS).

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Origins & Early Life

The Turkey–Islamic State conflict are a series of attacks and clashes between the state of Turkey and the Islamic State. Turkey joined the War against the Islamic State in 2016, after the Islamic State attacks in Turkey. The Turkish Armed Forces' Operation Euphrates Shield was aimed against both the Islamic State and the SDF. Part of Turkish-occupied northern Syria, around Jarabulus and al-Bab, was taken after Turkey drove the Islamic State out of it. Turkey like some other countries, such as France and the UK uses the name DAEŞ, DEAŞ, or DAİŞ, which is the group's Arabic acronym for (Dawlat al-Islam fil-Iraq wal-Sham) which the Islamic State considers as a derogatory insult.

Career & Major Achievements

The Turkish abbreviation for the Islamic State is IŞİD (Irak ve Şam İslam Devleti). Ever since the foundation of the Islamic State in June 2014, numerous Western media reports and the PKK have stated that Turkey collaborated with and supported the Islamic State. Several of the allegation have focused on Turkish businessman and politician Berat Albayrak, who has faced calls for his prosecution in the United States. In June 2014, when the Islamic State kidnapped 49 Turkish diplomats from the Turkish consulate in Mosul, a columnist said that Turkey now was "paying the price of its collaboration with terrorists", with "terrorists" referring to the Islamist factions in the Turkish-backed FSA. Some news websites in late 2014 also criticised Turkey for "doing nothing" against the Islamic State.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

In April 2018 an article was published by Foreign Policy in which it was stated that in 2013 alone, some 30,000 militants illegally crossed into Turkish land, establishing the so-called "jihadi highway", as the Syria–Turkey border was popular among foreign volunteers illegally crossing it to join the Islamic State in Syria. Furthermore, it was claimed that wounded Islamic State militants were treated in private-owned hospitals across southeastern Turkey. Among those receiving care was one of the top deputies of Islamic State chieftain Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Ahmet el-H, who was treated in a private hospital in Sanliurfa in August 2014. On 29 November 2014, reports emerged of the Islamic State fighters allegedly launching an assault on Kobanî from Turkish territory. Kurdish sources in Kobanî alleged that Islamic State fighters attacked Kobanî from Turkish territory, and that the assault began with a vehicle driven by a suicide bomber coming from Turkish territory.

Chronological Milestones & Life Events

1. 2014: 2014 Milestone — Ever since the foundation of the Islamic State in June 2014, numerous Western media reports and the PKK have stated that Turkey collaborated with and supported the Islamic State.
2. 2016: 2016 Milestone — Turkey joined the War against the Islamic State in 2016, after the Islamic State attacks in Turkey.
3. 2018: 2018 Milestone — In April 2018 an article was published by Foreign Policy in which it was stated that in 2013 alone, some 30,000 militants illegally crossed into Turkish land, establishing the so-called "jihadi highway", as the Syria–Turkey border was popular among foreign volunteers illegally crossing it to join the Islamic State in Syria.

Notable Quotes by Islamic State-related terrorist attacks in Turkey

“Turkey is the first country which designated ISIS as a terrorist organization.”

Historical Fact-Check Quiz: Islamic State-related terrorist attacks in Turkey

True or False: “The 11 May 2013 car bomb in Reyhanlı was the deadliest single act of terrorism on Turkish soil up until that point.”

Answer (TRUE ⭕): This attack killed 51 people and injured 140; it was surpassed by the Ankara bombings on October 10, 2015.

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