Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu later claimed that " Turkey is the first country which designated ISIS as a terrorist organization and refuted the allegations which claimed Turkey had involvement in the Kobane attacks . " On 11 May 2013 , two car bombs exploded in the town of Reyhanlı , Hatay Province , Turkey , close to the busiest land border post ( Bab al-Hawa Border Crossing ) with Syria . 51 people were killed and 140 injured in the attack , the deadliest single act of terrorism to occur on Turkish soil up until then — to be surpassed by the 10 October 2015 Ankara bombings with 102 deaths
2015 Ankara bombings
2015 Ankara bombings
Turkey–ISIL conflict