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2011 Ankara bombing

A car bombing in the Kızılay district of Ankara, Turkey, on September 20, 2011, killed three people and injured 15 others. A suspect was arrested in 2020 and later sentenced to hundreds of years in prison.

SOLVED2011

Kızılay, Ankara, Turkey

3 SOURCESUPDATED JUL 2026
Kumrular Sokak
Kumrular Sokak — Credit: Pivox · CC BY-SA 4.0

On September 20, 2011, at approximately 11:00 am, a car bombing occurred in the Kızılay district of Ankara, Turkey. The explosion killed three people and injured 15 others.

Nearly nine years later, on May 1, 2020, one suspect connected to the bombing was arrested. The suspect, identified as Ümit Akgümüş, was subsequently convicted in connection with the attack. He was sentenced to 619 years and 6 months in prison, along with six aggravated life sentences.

Contemporaneous news coverage of the bombing was published by outlets including BBC News and The Independent at the time of the attack.

Key facts

Victims
On file
Date
2011
Location
Kızılay, Ankara, Turkey
Case status
solved

Case timeline

  1. 2011-09-20

    A car bombing occurs in Kızılay, Ankara, Turkey, at approximately 11:00 am, killing three people and injuring 15 others.

  2. 2020-05-01

    A suspect, later identified as Ümit Akgümüş, is arrested in connection with the bombing.

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People

  • Ümit Akgümüş

    CONVICTED

    Arrested May 1, 2020, and convicted in connection with the bombing; sentenced to 619 years and 6 months in prison along with six aggravated life sentences.

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Archival records

  • Kumrular Sokak

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    Kumrular Sokak

    Credit: Pivox · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

Places

Kızılay, Ankara, Turkey

39.9208, 32.8541

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Common questions

What happened to the victim?
A car bombing in the Kızılay district of Ankara, Turkey, on September 20, 2011, killed three people and injured 15 others. A suspect was arrested in 2020 and later sentenced to hundreds of years in prison.
Where did the bombing happen?
Kızılay, Ankara, Turkey.
Who was convicted?
Ümit Akgümüş (Arrested May 1, 2020, and convicted in connection with the bombing; sentenced to 619 years and 6 months in prison along with six aggravated life sentences.).
What is the current status of the case?
Status: solved.
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Sources

  1. ENCYCLOPEDIC2011 Ankara bombingWikipedia · 2026-07-07
  2. PRESSContemporaneous coverage — BBC NewsBBC News · 2026-07-07
  3. PRESSContemporaneous coverage — The IndependentThe Independent · 2026-07-07

Record history

First published
JUL 07, 2026

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