39 killed in terror attack on famous night club in central Istanbul

Terrorist attacks in Turkey during 2016 - Find further information in ESO:

+ Bomb attack in Istanbul, January 2016 (Sultanahmet Square)
+ Ankara bomb attack, February 2016
+ Bomb attack in Ankara, March 2016 / Bomb attack in Istanbul, March 2016
+ Car bomb attack in Istanbul, June 2016
+ Suicide bomber attack at Istanbul Airport, June 2016
+ Attempted military coup in Turkey, July 2016
+ Suicide bomber attack at Gaziantep, August 2016
+ Bomb attack in Cizre, August 2016
+ Car bomb attack in Hakkari-Semdinli, October 2016
+ Explosion in Diyarbakir, November 2016
+ Bomb attack in Adana, November 2016
+ Bomb attack in Istanbul, December 2016 (Vodaphone Arena)
+ Assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey, December 2016

Find further information in ESO on Terrorism in Turkey in 2016
A gunman killed at least 39 people, and wounded many others, in an attack on the Reina nightclub in Istanbul on the 1 January 2017 as people were celebrating the start of the new year. The club was popular with secular Turks as well as foreigners. The gunman escaped.

The incident followed a series of terrorist attacks, assassinations and an attempted military coup in Turkey during 2016 (see below).

News sources reported on the 2 January 2017 that so-called Islamic State (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack. Turkish police released the first footage of the Reina attacker on the same day. Initial police reports suggested that the attacker might have been from Uzbekistan or Kyrgyzstan.

EU, national and other world leaders expressed solidarity with Turkey.

Turkish sources reported on the 17 January 2017 that the suspected attacker, Abdulkadir Masharipov, an Uzbek Islamic State Iraq and Levant (ISIL) militant, had been detained in the Esenyurt district of Istanbul.

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş had said a day earlier that evidence showed that the 1 January attack had been carried out professionally with the involvement of an intelligence organisation.

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Politico, 01.01.17: Turkish nightclub targeted in New Year’s Eve shooting http://www.politico.eu/article/turkish-nightclub-targeted-in-new-years-eve-shooting/

Hürriyet Daily News, 01.01.17: World condemns terror attack on Istanbul nightclub http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/world-condemns-terror-attack-on-istanbul-nightclub.aspx?PageID=238&NID=107985&NewsCatID=359

The Guardian, 01.01.17: Turkey nightclub shooting: Istanbul on alert after armed gunman kills dozens https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/31/turkey-armed-attacker-opens-fire-in-istanbul-nightclub-reports

EU: EEAS: Statement, 01.01.17: Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini and Commissioner Johannes Hahn on the New Year's attack in Istanbul, January 2017 https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/18237/statement-high-representativevice-president-federica-mogherini-and-commissioner-johannes-hahn_en

Hürriyet Daily News, 01.01.17: Erdoğan says Istanbul nightclub attack sought to create chaos in Turkey http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/erdogan-says-istanbul-nightclub-attack-sought-to-create-chaos-in-turkey.aspx?pageID=238&nID=107989&NewsCatID=338

Politico, 01.01.17: Dozens dead in Turkish nightclub attack, further splitting divided country http://www.politico.eu/article/dozens-dead-in-turkish-nightclub-attack-further-splitting-divided-country/

EurActiv, 02.01.16: Juncker promises Turkey ‘continued support’ in terror fight after Istanbul attack http://www.euractiv.com/section/justice-home-affairs/news/juncker-promises-turkey-continued-support-in-terror-fight-after-istanbul-attack/

European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: Press Release, IP/17/4522: Statement to the President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-17-4522_en.htm

BBC News, 02.01.17: Turkey nightclub attack: IS says it carried out shooting http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38487509

Hürriyet Daily News, 02.01.17: ISIL claims responsibility for Istanbul nightclub attack: Report http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/isil-claims-responsibility-for-istanbul-nightclub-attack-report--.aspx?pageID=238&nID=108022&NewsCatID=509

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Hürriyet Daily News, 02.01.17: Reina attacker looks ‘professional’: Experts http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/reina-attacker-looks-professional-experts-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=108033&NewsCatID=509

BBC News, 03.01.17: Turkey nightclub attack: Arrests in hunt for gunman http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38492676

Politico, 04.01.17: Turkey IDs Istanbul nightclub attacker http://www.politico.eu/article/turkey-ids-istanbul-nightclub-attacker/

Hürriyet Daily News, 17.01.17: Istanbul nightclub attacker apprehended http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/istanbul-nightclub-attacker-apprehended.aspx?pageID=238&nID=108616&NewsCatID=509

BBC News, 17.01.17: Istanbul Reina nightclub attack suspect captured http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38645787

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