TAK Declares Identity of Attacker in Vezneciler Bombing

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Teyrêbazên Azadiya Kurdistan (Kurdistan Freedom Falcons - TAK) claiming responsibility for the attack launched on police bus, which claimed lives of 11 people including six police officers on June 7 in Vezneciler neighborhood of İstanbul, has declared the identity of the attacker as Eylem Newroz code-named Eylem Yaşa.

According to the report of Fırat News Agency (ANF), TAK making a written statement has announced that the attack has been carried out by Eylem Newroz who was a member of Battalion of the Immortals and the commander of the vengeance team responsible for the attack.

According to TAK’s statement, Eylem Newroz code-named Eylem Yaşa was 32 years old and born in Diyarbakır. It has also been reported that Yaşa had lived in Antalya for some time and joined TAK in 2011.

TAK in it’s statement declaring the motivation behind it’s attack as vengeance, has noted “We would once again like to warn foreign tourists staying in and wishing to come to Turkey. Foreigners are not our targets yet Turkey is no longer a safe country for them”.

Three of the six persons taken into custody on claims of connection to the attack have been arrested  yesterday.

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TAK’s attacks

TAK lastly had claimed responsibility for the explosions at apron in İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport on December 23, 2015. TAK had announced it as the end of their inaction they started in 2011.

TAK had claimed responsibility for the following attacks it launched earlier:

Bombed attacks on van carrying tourists in Kuşadası province of Aydın, which left five tourists and one police officer dead, and 34 people wounded on July 17, 2005.

The explosion in Anafartalar bazaar in Ulus district of Ankara which killed seven people, and wounded 102 on May 23, 2007.

Explosion in Bakırköy district of İstanbul which wounded 31 people on June 10, 2007.

Bombed attack which left 15 police officers wounded in Küçükçekmece district of İstanbul on June 8, 2007.

Explosion that occurred during passage of shuttle carrying military staff near military housing in Halkalı district of İstanbul on June 22, 2010.

Attack on Konyaaltı beach in Antalya on August 26, 2011 and the attack on Kemer public beach leaving 6 wounded on August 28.

Bombed attack which left three people dead, 34 others wounded in Kızılay district of Ankara on September 20, 2011.

The attack launched against military vehicle killing 28 on Merasim street in Ankara on February 17, 2016.

The attack launched in Kızılay, the Ankara’s one of most crowded district claiming lives of 37 on March 13, 2016. (HK/DG)