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> * December 2016 Istanbul car bombing / suicide bombing near a football stadium, killing 44 people TAK != PKK, TAK claimed responsibility. 39 of those killed
by whimsicalism 3y ago
> * December 2016 Istanbul car bombing / suicide bombing near a football stadium, killing 44 people
TAK != PKK, TAK claimed responsibility. 39 of those killed were police officers. Turkish military also kills civilians while targeting opposing militia groups.
> * June 2014 Istanbul bombing / killing 6 civilians
Link? Did this happen?
> March 2016 Ankara car bombing
TAK not PKK, again.
> * June 2006 Manavgat
Yet again, TAK.
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2016_Istanbul_bombing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2016_Istanbul_bombing
Not intentional targeting civilians, accidental premature explosion of bomb. Only one of the attacks you've mentioned that was by the actual PKK and actually killed civilians. (e: actually no civilians killed)
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- DoItToMe81 3y agoTo his defence, the TAK is often claimed to be a militant wing of the PKK, that handles affairs that might damage the reputation of the main organization. Like how the Provisional IRA formed fake splinter groups to pin sectarian counterattacks on.