Solved case · 2001
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On 3 January 2001, a suicide bomber affiliated with the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front detonated explosives inside a police station in Şişli, Istanbul, killing a police bodyguard and himself, and injuring seven others.
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Suggest coverage for January 2001 Istanbul bombingOn 3 January 2001, at approximately 13:50 local time, a man later identified as Gültekin Koç, a member of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front (DHKP/C), entered a police station in the Şişli district of Istanbul. Koç presented himself as a businessman to gain entry to the building and proceeded toward the office of Şişli District Chief Constable Selçuk Tanrıverdi.
Naci Canan Tuncer, who served as Tanrıverdi's bodyguard, became suspicious of the visitor and questioned him about his reason for wanting to see the district chief constable. Koç reportedly panicked in response to this questioning and detonated explosives he was carrying.
The blast killed both Tuncer and Koç. Seven other people were injured in the explosion, including three police officers and four civilians; two of the injured were described as being in critical condition.
The attack has been attributed to the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front, a Marxist-Leninist militant organization, based on Koç's stated membership.
Gültekin Koç, a member of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front, entered a police station in Şişli, Istanbul, and detonated explosives after being questioned by a bodyguard, killing himself and the bodyguard and injuring seven others.
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Bodyguard of the Şişli District Chief Constable; killed in the explosion after questioning the attacker.[3]
Identified as the suicide bomber and member of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front who carried out the attack; died in the explosion. No formal charge or conviction record is documented in the available source, as the perpetrator died at the scene.[3]
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