September 2001 Istanbul bombing

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.

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.
Location	Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey
Date	10 September 2001 5:30 pm EET (UTC+02:00)
Attack type	Suicide attack
Deaths	4
Injured	23
Perpetrators	Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front
Assailant	Uğur Bülbül

This article is about the suicide attack on 10 September 2001. For the suicide attack on 3 January 2001, see January 2001 Istanbul suicide bombing.

Attack

At around 05:30 pm (UTC+02:00), Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front member Uğur Bülbül detonated explosive material at a police checkpoint between Vakıf Leasing-National Education Publications and the Chinese Restaurant buildings İnönü Street, which connects Gümüşsuyu to Taksim Square.^[1] While two police officers were killed in the blast,^[1] an Australian tourist passing by was seriously injured and died on 13 September.^[2] Due to the attack, 17 police officers and 6 other people were wounded.^[1]

See also

• Terrorism in Turkey