New terrorist attack in Istanbul

The Debates feature from Euro|Topics offers English (+ French and German) translations of a selections of articles in European news sources on this topic.At least eleven people were killed on the 7 June 2016 in the third major terrorist attack to hit Istanbul within the previous six months. The pro-government Turkish media were convinced that the Kurdish PKK was behind the bombing. Other commentators pointed out that Turkey now feels more abandoned than ever before.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Ankara terrorist attack prevents Davutoglu from attending Brussels mini-summit http://www.europeansources.info/record/ankara-terrorist-attack-prevents-davutoglu-from-attending-brussels-mini-summit/

Hürriyet Daily News, 07.06.16: Car bomb kills at least 11 in central Istanbul http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/car-bomb-kills-at-least-11-in-central-istanbul.aspx?PageID=238&NID=100166&NewsCatID=509

EU: EEAS: Statement, 07.06.16: Statement by the Spokesperson on the attack in Istanbul, Turkey http://eeas.europa.eu/statements-eeas/2016/160607_02_en.htm

EurActiv, 08.06.16: PKK and HDP targeted after Istanbul terrorist attack http://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement/news/pkk-and-chp-targeted-after-istanbul-terrorist-attack/

---