In the 1990s , Islamic terrorist organizations were active in Turkey . Their objective was to bring down the secular democratic regime in Turkey and to establish an Islamic Sharia‐based state ( similar to Iran ) . In July 1993 , an arson attack took place where extremists set fire to a hotel where a cultural festival was taking place . Islamic groups attacked and threatened Jewish personalities and the Jewish community in Turkey
set fire to a hotel
Sivas massacre
Terrorism in Turkey