On January 12 , 2016 , an ISIL suicide bomber committed the 2016 Istanbul bombing in Istanbul 's historic Sultanahmet Square , killing 12 people . In response to the bombing , the Turkish Army commenced tank and artillery strikes on ISIL positions in Syria and Iraq killing nearly 200 ISIL fighters . On March 19 , a second ISIL suicide bombing took place in Istanbul 's Beyoğlu district . The attack killed four and wounded 36 people
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March 2016 Istanbul bombing
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