January 2001 Istanbul bombing
| January 2001 Istanbul suicide bombing | |
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| Location | Şişli, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Date | 3 January 2001 13:50 EET (UTC+02:00) |
Attack type | Suicide attack |
| Deaths | 2 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 7 |
| Perpetrators | Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front |
| Assailant | Gültekin Koç |
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On 3 January 2001, a suicide attack was carried out by Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front member Gültekin Koç in Şişli, Istanbul, at a police station. As a result of the explosion, one civilian along with the perpetrator was killed and 7 others were injured, 2 being critically.