2017 Istanbul nightclub attack
terrorist mass shooting that occurred at a nightclub in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey, on 1 January 2017
AI overview
On New Year's Day 2017, a gunman opened fire at a nightclub in Istanbul's Beşiktaş district, killing dozens of people in one of Turkey's deadliest terrorist attacks. The attack highlighted the country's vulnerability to mass violence during that period and drew international attention to security concerns in major cities.
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Key facts
- Date
- 1 January 2017 ; 9 years ago ( 2017-01-01 ) , 01:15 ( FET )
- Target
- Patrons at Reina nightclub
- Attack type
- Mass shooting , mass murder
- Weapons
- AKM
- Perpetrators
- Islamic State
- Assailant
- Abdulkadir Masharipov
- Motive
- Revenge for Turkish military involvement in Syria
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Article
The Istanbul nightclub shooting (also known as Reina massacre in Turkey) was a mass shooting that occurred on 1 January 2017 around 01:15 local time, in which a terrorist shot and killed 39 people and wounded 79 others at the Reina nightclub in the Ortaköy neighborhood of Istanbul, Turkey, where hundreds had been celebrating New Year's Day. Uzbekistan-born Abdulkadir Masharipov was arrested in Istanbul on 17 January 2017. Islamic State claimed credit for his actions. The first hearing in the trial of Masharipov and 51 accused accomplices was held on 11 December 2017, and the next hearing was held on 26 March 2018.
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