On January 28, 2024, two masked gunmen attacked a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul during Sunday mass, killing one person. The victim was shot in the head. The Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the attack, and Turkish authorities arrested two suspects believed to be ISIS members, one from Tajikistan and the other from Russia. The attack was swiftly condemned by Pope Francis and Turkish officials. The incident has raised concerns about the future of the Christian presence in Turkey. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya confirmed that the perpetrators were from Tajikistan and Russia and belonged to ISIS. The attack has caused significant concern and response.
#Turkiye | Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc announced that authorities have arrested 25 individuals concerning the church attack in Istanbul. https://t.co/pGyOyPSgV2
Turkish minister says 25 suspects arrested over ISIS-claimed church shooting #terrorism https://t.co/STeWqITagD
🚨🇹🇷 BREAKING: TURKEY ARRESTS 25 IN TERRORIST CELL RESPONSIBLE FOR CHURCH ATTACK Turkish authorities have arrested 25 individuals linked to the deadly shooting at Istanbul's Italian Santa Maria Catholic Church that ISIS has taken credit for. All suspects were charged with… https://t.co/Sg99JYhoP8 https://t.co/w5pYty1UaY
⚠️ TURKEY ARRESTS 25 SUSPECTS OVER CHURCH SHOOTING - MINISTER (Reuters) Turkish authorities have formally arrested 25 suspects in connection with the shooting of a man during a service at a church in Istanbul last weekend, Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said on Friday. Among…
Islamic State Claims Istanbul Church Shooting, First Attack in Turkey Since 2017 https://t.co/gSjTNuM37H
#Turkey: on Sunday, Jan. 28, two #IS operatives attacked the Roman Catholic Church of Santa Maria in Istanbul, murdering one civilian. Both of the terrorists were captured. https://t.co/Ps9ucK86RN
The shooting at a #church in Istanbul marks the first Islamic State attack in #Turkey since 2017 as the extremist offshoot #ISIS-K seeks to expand https://t.co/9rxDnT5Ykz
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul during a Sunday Mass that killed one person. https://t.co/dgA0s3Vu0C
Islamic State group claims responsibility for the Istanbul church attack https://t.co/xQf2JjyEmz https://t.co/cEU33mC6uy
🔺NEW: Islamic State was behind the lethal attack on a church in Istanbul on Sunday, Ali Yerlikaya, Turkey’s interior minister has said ⬇️ https://t.co/fABeQ4RMwW
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Catholic church in Istanbul - The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a fatal attack during Sunday Mass at a Catholic church in Istanbul, causing significant concern and response. · Two suspects, foreign nationals from… https://t.co/3IX69QduTM
📍Our comments with @Valle_Riccardo_ to @AlMonitor about the ISIS Khorasan branch and the latest attack church in Istanbul. https://t.co/LFwLOJVMCm
The #ISIS claimed responsibility for an attack on a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul on Sunday that killed one person. Experts see the footprints of the extremist jihadi group’s #Khorasan branch https://t.co/Eva0ZOLrkO
ISIS takes responsibility for deadly attack at Istanbul church, @ezgi_akin reports https://t.co/YnTPaAFKDk
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Catholic church in Istanbul https://t.co/RsLaytW6Kb
Catholic vicar of Istanbul says ISIS attack “raises questions about the future of the Christian presence in this country" #terrorism https://t.co/N3i18ucLY4
#Turkiye | Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said that the two suspects arrested in the Istanbul church attack are believed to be members of the Islamic State (ISIS). https://t.co/AvRkEILayw
Turkey arrests 47 alleged IS members over Istanbul church attack - shooters IDd as a Tajik and Russia ISIS members https://t.co/IQUIxXBFcE
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an attack on a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul during a Sunday Mass. https://t.co/DCjRbie1uV
⚠️ MAN KILLED IN ISTANBUL CHURCH SHOOTING WAS OUT FOR A WALK, RELATIVE SAYS (Reuters) A man who was killed by two Islamic State gunmen during Sunday service at a church in Istanbul had gone into the building while out for a walk, his cousin said on Monday, while authorities…
Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly shooting at Istanbul church https://t.co/DIauTuqGTi
Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack on Istanbul church that killed 1 person during a Sunday Mass https://t.co/5REtrfCViR
ISIS claims responsibility for an attack on an Istanbul church that killed one person - no surprise there #terrorism https://t.co/b7yVwbxntm
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Istanbul church that killed 1 https://t.co/DUfildlr7Z
#WATCH 🔴 Footage of the shooting in a Catholic church in Istanbul, where one person died, has emerged. The Turkish Ministry of Internal Affairs has already detained 47 suspects in connection with the case. The police do not rule out the involvement of ISIS in the attack.… https://t.co/oel4rNOupK
The Islamic State (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for a deadly terrorist attack on a Christian church during a Sunday service in Istanbul. https://t.co/sw62cL9Grp
One Dead After Two Masked ISIS Terrorists Attack Roman Catholic church in Istanbul During Sunday Mass (VIDEO) via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/Q7b19HTB06
ISIS Member Shoots Up Santa Maria Catholic Church in Constantinople During Mass, Killing One —Turkish Government Coverup https://t.co/z2EFcKpxXF https://t.co/C5Eb9JYC5l
Two masked assailants attacked a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul during a Sunday Mass, killing one person, Turkish officials said. https://t.co/2xF34LSPOR
Islamic State claims the 2 gunmen who attacked a church in Istanbul were "soldiers of the caliphate;" Turkish authorities have arrested the 2 killers (re: https://t.co/b1u9z2lSYP): https://t.co/8lKrAIuLEf
2 Masked Men Kill a Person in Attack on Catholic Church in Istanbul. Officials Detain 2 ISIS Members https://t.co/cHuprGkjk3
2 masked men kill a person in attack on Catholic church in Istanbul. Officials detain 2 ISIS members https://t.co/nlwL1eVe7E
Turkish Interior Minister: The perpetrators of the church attack in Istanbul were from Tajikistan and Russia and belong to ISIS. https://t.co/MbCNkGoTDt
Two masked gunmen shot one person dead during Sunday service at a church in Istanbul, according to Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, adding that authorities were working to capture the assailants https://t.co/FLIXYiCnfH https://t.co/r8R1GR2kUZ
TURKEY ISIS have claimed responsibility for today's terrorist attack in a Catholic Church during Mass in Istanbul which led to the death of at least one Catholic https://t.co/m9czFqUdKP
One man died after armed assailants opened fire in an Italian church in Istanbul during Sunday mass in what appeared to be a targetted attack that was swiftly condemned by Pope Francis and Turkish officials ⬇️ https://t.co/mInaOyjyhb
Islamic State claims responsibility for murder during Sunday mass at Istanbul church - https://t.co/RYChxFGEJR
2 masked assailants attack a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul https://t.co/yIYQ6wbtIs https://t.co/DuFQ5pqveq
Istanbul church attack: Gunmen kill one person during Sunday morning mass https://t.co/mb45hqIUwl
One person has been killed in an attack on a man at mass in an Italian Catholic church in Istanbul, after two masked gunmen breached the building during the service. An eyewitness said the victim was shot in the head. RT сorrespondent Melda Dogan @mmeldadogan sends us her report https://t.co/w5siibOkja