10-11-2015, 11:31 AM
Suicide Bombers and Politics in Turkey
Yesterday was a very sad one in Turkey.
An estimated 128 civilians were killed by two suicide bombers at a peace march and demonstration in Ankara. It is the largest terrorist attack (in terms of single incident fatalities) in the country's history.
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Opponents of President Erdogan claim that he has blood on his hands for stirring sentiment against the The pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), a major presence at Saturday's march and holding seats in parliament.
The Turkish government, however, reportedly suspects and is focusing on Islamic State terrorists. No group has claimed responsibility thus far.
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, exposing a mosaic of domestic political perils, said on Saturday Islamic State, Kurdish militant factions or far-leftist radicals could all have carried out Saturday's bombing.
Some direct their suspicions at militant nationalist groupings, with or without ties to the state, who are opposed to any concession to Kurdish demands for greater minority rights.
The Haberturk newspaper said police suspected one of the bombers was the older brother of the suicide bomber in Suruc who struck prior to a Parliamentary election in June, killing 34. Some media reports said the other was a woman.
Haberturk reported police sources as saying the type of explosive and the choice of target pointed to a group within Islamic State known as the 'Adiyaman ones', referring to Adiyaman province in southeast Turkey.
The government announced that Parliamentary elections scheduled for Nov. 1st will not be postponed, despite security concerns.
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Yesterday was a very sad one in Turkey.
An estimated 128 civilians were killed by two suicide bombers at a peace march and demonstration in Ankara. It is the largest terrorist attack (in terms of single incident fatalities) in the country's history.
Opponents of President Erdogan claim that he has blood on his hands for stirring sentiment against the The pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), a major presence at Saturday's march and holding seats in parliament.
The Turkish government, however, reportedly suspects and is focusing on Islamic State terrorists. No group has claimed responsibility thus far.
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, exposing a mosaic of domestic political perils, said on Saturday Islamic State, Kurdish militant factions or far-leftist radicals could all have carried out Saturday's bombing.
Some direct their suspicions at militant nationalist groupings, with or without ties to the state, who are opposed to any concession to Kurdish demands for greater minority rights.
The Haberturk newspaper said police suspected one of the bombers was the older brother of the suicide bomber in Suruc who struck prior to a Parliamentary election in June, killing 34. Some media reports said the other was a woman.
Haberturk reported police sources as saying the type of explosive and the choice of target pointed to a group within Islamic State known as the 'Adiyaman ones', referring to Adiyaman province in southeast Turkey.
The government announced that Parliamentary elections scheduled for Nov. 1st will not be postponed, despite security concerns.
Story: http://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/scal...e4d5e.jpeg