Country of origin information report Turkey March 2007

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4 Recent Developments
Terrorism in 2006
4.01 Travel advice issued by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, updated on 16 February 2007, reported that:
“There is a high threat from terrorism in Turkey. We believe that international terrorist groups, as well as indigenous ones, are currently active in Turkey. Attacks, including in tourist areas, could well occur.
Examples of recent incidents in the Mediterranean and Aegean Tourist areas include:

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  On 28 August 2006, in Marmaris, a series of explosions injured 21 people,
  

including 10 British nationals.

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  On 28 August 2006, in Antalya, three people were killed in an explosion
  

and at least 30 were injured, including foreign nationals.

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  On 12 September 2006, an explosion in the south eastern city of Diyarbakir
  

killed 11 people and injured at least 13. No foreign nationals were

involved.” [4j]
4.02 The BBC World news reported on 4 September 2006 that:
“Two people have been killed in a bomb explosion at an outdoor cafe in south-east Turkey, police say. At least seven people were injured in the blast, which hit the tea garden in the town of Catak in Van province, near the border with Iran. A separatist militant group, the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAC), had said it carried out those attacks. It warned on its website on Tuesday that it would turn ‘Turkey into hell’.” [66e]
4.03 The Turkish Daily News reported on 4 September 2006 that:
“Separatist Kurdish terrorists killed eight Turkish soldiers and wounded two others in stepped-up attacks against military units along the Iraqi and Iranian borders and elsewhere in southeastern Turkey over the weekend, with Sunday dominated by funerals taking place around the country. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) detonated a remote-controlled bomb planted near an outpost in the town of Güçlükonak, Şırnak province, killing a lieutenant, a reserve officer and a private on Friday. In an overnight attack further east, terrorists attacked an outpost in the town of Çukurca, Hakkari province, killing two soldiers and wounding two others. Both Şırnak and Hakkari are close to the Iraqi border.” [23d]
See also Section 19:37 PKK/KADEK Kongra-Gel and the Conflict in the South-East.