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2015 Diyarbakır rally bombings

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Political violence in the run-up to the general election targeted all of the major contesting parties, with campaign offices, candidates, party vehicles and supporters all being subject to attacks and vandalism. The HDP in particular, having been identified as a mainly pro-Kurdish party, had faced
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due to begin his speech, two separate bombs exploded within the crowd. Initial reports claimed that two supporters were killed in the initial blast, with two others succumbing to their injuries in hospital at later dates. Press reporters were divided on the number of injured supporters, with some
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stating that close to 100 were injured, some claiming that 184 were injured, some claiming that there were more than 200 and some even claiming that over 400 were injured. Announcements were made in both
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branch offices were also bombed in May, injuring three party activists. The HDP frequently claimed that the political responsibility for attacks against their party lay with the governing
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and claimed that the PKK had staged the bombing by bringing suitcases filled with bombs to the scene of the electoral rally, hoping to increase the HDP's votes following the incident.
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branch offices, injuring three party activists. The HDP's Diyarbakır rally was due to take place on 5 June, which was the last day before the election in which rallies were allowed.
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The HDP, having been identified as a mainly pro-Kurdish party, had been targeted on numerous occasions prior to the bombing, with party offices being faced with
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on June 6. The suspect, Orhan Gönder, was alleged to have actively participated in ISIL's war efforts and to have attended ISIL training camps in
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to attendees at the rally to make way for ambulances and to not succumb to provocations. The rally was subsequently abandoned.
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later identified that the transformers had been tampered with from the outside. A new allegation pointed towards the use of
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and killed 5 supporters, injuring over 100. A suspect known to be close to ISIL was arrested on June 6 in
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of Diyarbakır launched an official investigation into the attack shortly after the bombings, with the
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also claimed that the attack was a provocation. In a statement after the bombing, HDP chairman
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claimed that the attack intended to destabilise the south-east and also claimed that
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Electoral fraud and violence during the June 2015 Turkish general election
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Electoral fraud and violence during the June 2015 Turkish general election
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Two bombs exploded at the rally, just before the party's chairman
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and vandalism. Two bombs had previously exploded in the HDP's
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stated on 5 May 2015 that 41 HDP offices had been subject to
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It was alleged that the explosions could have come from the
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ISIL bombing of a Peoples' Democratic Party rally in Turkey
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Index

Electoral fraud and violence during the June 2015 Turkish general election
Turkey
Diyarbakır
Turkey
Coordinates
37°54′48″N 40°13′1″E / 37.91333°N 40.21694°E / 37.91333; 40.21694
EEST
Peoples' Democratic Party
Bombing
Dokumacılar
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Turkey–ISIL conflict
2013 Reyhanlı car bombings
2014 Turkish attack
2015 Istanbul suicide bombing
2015 Diyarbakır rally bombings
Suruç bombing
Nineveh Plains offensive
2015 police raids
2015 NATO emergency meeting
Operation Martyr Yalçın
2015 Ankara bombings
January 2016 Istanbul bombing
Kilis rocket attacks (2016)
March 2016 Istanbul bombing
May 2016 Gaziantep bombing
Atatürk Airport attack
August 2016 Gaziantep bombing

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