Erkan's field diary

After experiencing a delicious Metallica performance the news of explosions was not the best to hear. I first thought it was another bomb without much damage. But then came more news and helplessness of such brutality. When I was in high school, my uncle had a shop near the explosion site. I had worked there for a summer. I know the place. It is really upsetting. The usual suspect is PKK. And they are known to do this such kind of brutality against civilians. However, since they are just very suitable suspect, we have more suspicions about the culprit...May God bless the murdereds...

At the societal level, I don't believe this will really trigger panic or communical strife. Turks are just too used to this stuff by now. Life goes on....  

Deadly explosions hit Istanbul

At least 13 people are killed and many wounded in two blasts in Istanbul, which the Turkish city's governor calls terror attacks.

Turkey's police hunt for Istanbul bombers - Telegraph

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EU condemns 'despicable' Istanbul attack : Europe World

BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Timeline: Turkey attacks

The heinous attack at the most critical juncture

All of Turkey was appalled by a villainous terror attack in İstanbul on Sunday night that came amid discussion over the findings of dark relations revealed by the indictment on the Ergenekon terror organization, and on the eve of the beginning of deliberation by the Constitutional Court on an indictment seeking to close the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party).

The PKK is the first thing to come to mind, but

By RUŞEN ÇAKIR, VATAN

Not even one month has passed since the attack on the US Consulate General in İstanbul, which some say was carried out by al-Qaeda.

Backstabbing!

By UMUR TALU, SABAH

With your children beside you, the "news" comes in: a bombing on one of the busiest streets in Güngören -- many are reported dead.