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[dankir]

I flew into Turkey at the end of Jan. going to India and then back to Canada through Turkey towards the end of the Feb.

There was a terrorist bombing or two if I'm not mistaken in Istanbul while I was in India. When we flew back the increase in security was insane. We didn't even leave the terminal and still had to go through multiple checkpoints and another one at the departure gate.

Whoever pulled this off must of have been really lucky to get inside the terminal or even close.

 

[maquiladora]

There is an image of an automatic weapon lying on the floor of the terminal. It seems the attacker(s) fired rounds before detonating a bomb(s).

 

[therealist]

I'm sick and tired of these posts on Gaf. Everytime there's a tragedy somewhere there's always an idiot whose first thought is " WELL THEY WON'T BE GETTING MY TOURIST DOLLARS ANYTIME SOON. WHAT A SHITHOLE OF A COUNTRY "

Who gives a fuck dude ? There has just been another terrorist attack. Many people are prob dead. And all you can think about is how you won't be able to visit ?

Way to exaggerate. Nobody called Turkey a "shithole" of a country, just a dangerous one, which is a valid statement.

 

[astroturfing]

we should just fucking give up, let the terrorists have what they want.

i cant take many more years of this pure insanity. there is no stopping them besides caving in, which we should have done a decade ago. ask them what they want and give it to them.

 

[GHG]

we should just fucking give up, let the terrorists have what they want.

i cant take many more years of this pure insanity. there is no stopping them besides caving in, which we should have done a decade ago. ask them what they want and give it to them.

The problem is, this is what they want.

There is no easy way to end this unfortunately.

 

[keffri]

we should just fucking give up, let the terrorists have what they want.

i cant take many more years of this pure insanity. there is no stopping them besides caving in, which we should have done a decade ago. ask them what they want and give it to them.

 

[Despera]

we should just fucking give up, let the terrorists have what they want.

i cant take many more years of this pure insanity. there is no stopping them besides caving in, which we should have done a decade ago. ask them what they want and give it to them.

They want you dead.

 

[Jasup]

Well fuck, very sad news. Let's hope for minimal casualties, preferrably none. But I'm not too optimistic about that.

 

[sflufan]

we should just fucking give up, let the terrorists have what they want.

i cant take many more years of this pure insanity. there is no stopping them besides caving in, which we should have done a decade ago. ask them what they want and give it to them.

Jesus Christ, man. Get hold of yourself!

 

[sirap]

we should just fucking give up, let the terrorists have what they want.

i cant take many more years of this pure insanity. there is no stopping them besides caving in, which we should have done a decade ago. ask them what they want and give it to them.

What? Giving them what they want would only encourage them further. Why would anyone want to give them more power?

 

[theifofdreams]

we should just fucking give up, let the terrorists have what they want.

i cant take many more years of this pure insanity. there is no stopping them besides caving in, which we should have done a decade ago. ask them what they want and give it to them.

Hmm... Your user name is throwing me for a loop on this one...

 

[GSG Flash]

Terrible, hope no one innocent was killed

Some of my coworkers are scheduled to go to Turkey for work in the next few months, they should be offered hazard pay at this rate :/

 

[echoshifting]

we should just fucking give up, let the terrorists have what they want.

i cant take many more years of this pure insanity. there is no stopping them besides caving in, which we should have done a decade ago. ask them what they want and give it to them.

This can't possibly be a serious post, guys.

 

[Joni]

Go back 2016. You suck.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

we should just fucking give up, let the terrorists have what they want.

i cant take many more years of this pure insanity. there is no stopping them besides caving in, which we should have done a decade ago. ask them what they want and give it to them.

what they want is to kill various people.

so no, let's not let them have what they want.

 

[Gabriel_Logan]

we should just fucking give up, let the terrorists have what they want.

i cant take many more years of this pure insanity. there is no stopping them besides caving in, which we should have done a decade ago. ask them what they want and give it to them.

Never run for public office

 

[Ensirius]

This is awful, damnit.
So tired of all the sad news lately.

 

[JohnTinker]

Local Turkish news in English: http://www.trtworld.com/live

40 taken to hospitals

Reports that gunmen detonated explosives before trying to go past security check areas

 

[Mesousa]

Never run for public office

Neville Chamberlain lol

 

[Spoiled Milk]

Yes, actually, we should give the PKK what they want. The Kurdish should have their own country of Kurdistan. This has been obvious since forever.

 

[GaimeGuy]

Why?

 

[Pai Pai Master]

I'm sick and tired of these posts on Gaf. Everytime there's a tragedy somewhere there's always an idiot whose first thought is " WELL THEY WON'T BE GETTING MY TOURIST DOLLARS ANYTIME SOON. WHAT A SHITHOLE OF A COUNTRY "

Who gives a fuck dude ? There has just been another terrorist attack. Many people are prob dead. And all you can think about is how you won't be able to visit ?

He didn't say anything about tourist dollars or shithole country. It IS really sad and unfortunate that it's becoming unsafe to visit these interesting and beautiful parts of the world and experiencing their cultures. People are getting closed off from eachother by deplorable acts like this and yes, innocent people are losing their lives.

Hopefully the casualties are minimal.

 

[dc89]

/sigh
At this point what else can you say apart from you hope the injured pull through and casualties are at a minimum.

 

[echoshifting]

Local Turkish news in English: http://www.trtworld.com/live

40 taken to hospitals

Reports that gunmen detonated explosives before trying to go past security check areas

This is gonna be the new thing. I believe it is inevitable it happens in the US, perhaps just with guns as they are easier to acquire here than explosive materials.

Lots of people bunched together, nowhere to go, no need to sneak through security to inflict mass casualties and terror.

 

[nortonff]

Two explosions, gunfire and several people wounded, acording to Reuters.
Thats really sad.

 

[JohnTinker]

Video on TRT now of lots of bullet holes in glass at the corridor connecting the parking lot to the main terminal

 

[El_Chino]

Fuck, I hope everyone is okay.

 

[EGM1966]

Been through there lots of times. Hope no one killed.

World definately fragmenting currently. Damn depressing on pretty much every front.

 

[ElTorro]

The absolute and total stupidity of suicide bombers will never cease to be infuriating.

Hopefully the wounded will make it.

 

[Spoiled Milk]

Why?

Because the Turkish government has killed thousands of Kurds in state sanctioned violence over the past three decades and they want their independence.

 

[Bruce Springsteen]

we should just fucking give up, let the terrorists have what they want.

i cant take many more years of this pure insanity. there is no stopping them besides caving in, which we should have done a decade ago. ask them what they want and give it to them.

what do you think would happen if everyone gave up? They would peacefully take over?

 

[Diancecht]

I am going there tomorrow (I guess now it will be cancelled). I might have dodged a bullet. What would happen if decided to buy a ticket for today? Fuck this shit. I have enough of this. I am shaking like crazy and about to lose my fucking mind.

 

[TheRealTalker]

Yes, actually, we should give the PKK what they want. The Kurdish should have their own country of Kurdistan. This has been obvious since forever.

I agree that this should happen but there are so many Kurdish groups you lose count
and some are competing against each other and also hate each other thus creating a power vacuum

then you'd have to address the other Kurdish regions in those other countries. Plus Turkey would still likely want to have some borders with the middle east

things are not as simple as black and white

 

[GaimeGuy]

Because the Turkish government has killed thousands of Kurds in state sanctioned violence over the past three decades and they want their independence.

I know why, but for fucks sake the people at the airports didn't do anything!

 

[Frustrated_me]

Because the Turkish government has killed thousands of Kurds in state sanctioned violence over the past three decades and they want their independence.

Can they fuck off already and get their independence elsewhere please?

I say this as a Kurd born in Turkey.

 

[Spoiled Milk]

I'm going to look pretty dumb, though, if this ends up being ISIS. But as an earlier poster noted, the PKK has been upping their violence lately (summer season).

Not condoning violence at all, by the way, just giving context to the people in this thread.

 

[JohnTinker]

Turkish justice minister quoted as saying 10 killed

 

[Snarfington]

Got in touch with my friend, he was there yesterday, not today. Thank goodness. My heart goes out to those affected, fingers crossed it isn't as bad as it looks but unfortunately that's rarely how it goes.

 

[maquiladora]

we should just fucking give up, let the terrorists have what they want.

i cant take many more years of this pure insanity. there is no stopping them besides caving in, which we should have done a decade ago. ask them what they want and give it to them.

"We will conquer your Rome, break your crosses, and enslave your women." - ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

 

[Zelias]

Fucking hell.

we should just fucking give up, let the terrorists have what they want.

i cant take many more years of this pure insanity. there is no stopping them besides caving in, which we should have done a decade ago. ask them what they want and give it to them.

Come on, you know this is not even remotely an option.

 

[Pagusas]

we should just fucking give up, let the terrorists have what they want.

i cant take many more years of this pure insanity. there is no stopping them besides caving in, which we should have done a decade ago. ask them what they want and give it to them.

God damn coward.

 

[nortonff]

Two explosions hit Istanbul's main international airport on Tuesday, wounding several people, a Turkish official said, in what appeared to be the latest in a string of attacks in Turkey's biggest city this year.

The blasts hit Istanbul Ataturk, Turkey's largest airport and a major transport hub for international travelers. Witnesses also reported hearing gunshots.

The official said there had been two blasts and multiple injuries, without giving further details. Pictures posted on social media from the site showed wounded people lying on the ground inside and outside one of the terminal buildings.

Broadcaster CNN Turk said Turkish officials suspected that suicide bombers were behind the attack but there was no official confirmation of this.

Footage from broadcasters, including CNN Turk, showed ambulances rushing to the scene. One witness told CNN Turk that gunfire was heard from the car park at the airport. Taxis were ferrying wounded people from the airport, the witness said.

Turkey has suffered a spate of bombings this year, including two suicide attacks in tourist areas of Istanbul blamed on Islamic State, and two car bombings in the capital, Ankara, which were claimed by a Kurdish militant group.

In the most recent attack, a car bomb ripped through a police bus in central Istanbul during the morning rush hour, killing 11 people and wounding 36 near the main tourist district, a major university and the mayor's office.

Turkey, which is part of the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State, is also fighting Kurdish militants in its largely Kurdish southeast.

(Reporting by Istanbul bureau; Writing by David Dolan; Editing by Nick Tattersall)

http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-blast-idUKKCN0ZE2J1

 

[LNBL]

The explosions were supposedly at the entrance to the international terminal, which makes sense according to the reporter since there is an immediate security check at that entrance

 

[BosSin]

My mum could have gone to Atatürk airport today but she got a ticket for yesterday instead.

These attacks are a damn shame

 

[Spoiled Milk]

I agree that this should happen but there are so many Kurdish groups you lose count
and some are competing against each other and also hate each other thus creating a power vacuum

then you'd have to address the other Kurdish regions in those other countries. Plus Turkey would still likely want to have some borders with the middle east

things are not as simple as black and white

Oh I agree that it gets complicated. And you're correct, there are many factions. I'm in favor of developing a broader Kurdistan with parts of Syria, Turkey, and the existing Kurdish region of Iraq. That part of Iraq is very nice and modern.

I don't know about Kurdish activists hating each other. Inevitably in any society groups will hate each other.

I know why, but for fucks sake the people at the airports didn't do anything!

They're desperate.

Can they fuck off already and get their independence elsewhere please?

I say this as a Kurd born in Turkey.

But there's nowhere for them. I mean, I guess they could move to Iraq, but they want the parts of Turkey they feel entitled to.

Not worth all this violence, though.

 

[Karsticles]

we should just fucking give up, let the terrorists have what they want.

i cant take many more years of this pure insanity. there is no stopping them besides caving in, which we should have done a decade ago. ask them what they want and give it to them.

What kind of joke is this?

Have you not read what happened to the people who have submitted to ISIS in the Middle East? It's not like they want a nice car and a big screen TV, and then they'll go home and leave everyone alone. This is a lifestyle for them.

 

[Brinbe]

RIP to the deceased. Saddening.

 

[valkillmore]

CP24 reporting 10 people dead, 2 suicide bombers that blew themselves up after police fired on them.

CP24 TV news

 

[Spoiled Milk]

http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-blast-idUKKCN0ZE2J1

Oh, that's right, the attacks by PKK were in Ankara. And I remember the Istanbul market bombing was by ISIS.

I don't know then.

 

[LNBL]

Damn rest in peace to the deceased