2024 Istanbul Palace of Justice attack

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| location = Istanbul, Turkey

| target = Istanbul Justice Palace

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| date = 6 February 2024

| time = 11:00-12:00

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| type = Armed attack

| fatalities = 3 (2 attackers, 1 civilian)

| injuries = 7

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| perpetrators = DHKP-C

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On 6 February 2024, an armed attack on a police station occurred near the Istanbul Justice Palace.

3 people were killed, one civilian and two attackers, and 6 people were injured.{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/turkey-courthouse-attack-caglayan-220c5b37e593d8d62e3e096d93cdb3ac |title=3 people killed in alleged extremist attack at Turkey's largest courthouse |website=Associated Press News |date=2024-02-06}} As a result of the incident, Gate C of the Palace of Justice was closed and wide security measures were taken in the neighborhood. 6 people, 3 of them police officers, were wounded and the attackers Pınar Birkoç and Emrah Yayla, and a civilian were killed. The Minister of Justice of the Republic of Turkey, Yılmaz Tunç, announced that a multi-faceted investigation into the incident had been launched.{{Cite web |title=İstanbul Adliyesi'ne saldırı girişiminde bulunan 2 DHKP/C'li terörist etkisiz hale getirildi |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/gundem/istanbul-adliyesi-ne-saldiri-girisiminde-bulunan-2-dhkp-c-li-terorist-etkisiz-hale-getirildi/3129042 |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=www.aa.com.tr}}{{Cite web |last=Gazetesi |first=Dünya |date=2024-06-02 |title=Çağlayan Adliyesi'nde güvenlik noktasına saldırı: İki terörist öldürüldü; bir kişi hayatını kaybetti |url=https://www.dunya.com/gundem/caglayan-adliyesinde-guvenlik-noktasina-saldiri-iki-terorist-olduruldu-bir-kisi-hayatini-kaybetti-haberi-717438 |access-date=2024-02-06 |website= dunya.com|language=tr-TR}}

The Minister of Interior Ali Yerlikaya told press members that 25 houses were raided and a total of 40 suspects were detained. The Radio and Television Supreme Council of the Republic of Turkey announced that a broadcast ban had been imposed on the incident. Police teams announced that they found plastic handcuffs, 48 shell casings, and documents at the scene. Yerlikaya also reported that the two attackers were members of DHKP/C, classified as a terrorist group by Turkey.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/5-people-wounded-2-assailants-shot-dead-attempt-106980330 |title=5 people wounded and 2 assailants shot dead during attack at Turkish courthouse |website=ABC News |date=2024-02-06 }}