2024 Istanbul church shooting

2024 Istanbul church shooting
The Church of Santa Maria in 2023
LocationIstanbul, Turkey
Date28 January 2024
c. 11:40 a.m. (TRT)
TargetChurch of Santa Maria
Attack type
Shooting
Deaths1
Injured1
VictimTuncer Cihan
PerpetratorsIslamic State Islamic State - Turkey Province
MotiveIslamic extremism
Anti-Christian sentiment

The 2024 Istanbul church shooting (Turkish: 2024 İstanbul kilise saldırısı), was an attack by the Islamic State on the Church of Santa Maria, a Roman Catholic church located in Istanbul, Turkey,[1] on 28 January 2024.[2]

  1. ^ "Azize Meryem Latin Katolik Kilisesi" (in Turkish). Kültür Envanteri. Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  2. ^ "2 masked men kill a person in attack on Catholic church in Istanbul. Officials detain 2 ISIS members". AP News. 28 January 2024. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.

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