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PKK attacks on Turkish police commemorations

Overview

Commemorations have been held in various Turkish provinces to mark anniversaries of terrorist attacks attributed to the PKK targeting police personnel.

In Elazığ, ceremonies marked the ten-year anniversary of a 2016 attack on the Provincial Police Department involving a vehicle laden with explosives. The incident resulted in three deaths and 217 injuries. The site of the former headquarters has since been converted into a ‘millet bahçesi’ (national garden) to honor the victims.

Similarly, in Iğdır, local officials and citizens held memorial services to honor 13 police officers killed in a 2015 remote-controlled bomb attack near the Dilucu Border Gate. During the ceremonies, provincial leadership noted that the sacrifice of the officers serves as a guide in the continued fight against terrorism.

Entities

PKK · Dilucu Border Gate · Iğdır · Elazığ · Niyazi Turgay

Timeline

  1. 3 days ago

    [CRIME] 4 sources
    Iğdır commemorates 13 police officers killed in 2015 PKK attack

    Thirteen police officers killed in a 2015 PKK bomb attack near the Dilucu Border Gate were commemorated in Iğdır with religious services and a memorial ceremony.

  2. 25 days ago

    [CRIME] 3 sources
    Elazığ terrorist attack marks 10-year anniversary

    Ten years after the PKK car bomb attack on the Elazığ Police Department killed three officers and injured 217, the site has been converted into a memorial national garden.

Sources

guvengazetesi.com.tr · haber1.com · son.tv · sondakika.com