IBDA-C

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IBDA-C - a Turkish terrorist organization that claimed responsibility for bombing a British consulate and bank in Istanbul; a violent opponent of Turkey's secular government and its ties to the European Union and NATO

Islamic Great Eastern Raiders-Front

act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear

Republic of Turkey, Turkey - a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923

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The terrorist organizations that concern us, which are PKK, DHKP-C, TAK and IBDA-C, are still in this list," Bagis said.

(DIP) TURKEY'S EU NEGOTIATOR ON EU COUNCIL'S UPDATED LIST OF TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS

IBDA-C traces its origins back to the pre-1980 military coup days.

Bomb blast devastation: the Turkish bombings that claimed the lives of over 50 people in Istanbul caused domestic bewilderment when it became clear the perpetrators were Turkish muslims. Yet the choice of Turkey as a target was no great surprise to many

On Thursday, a caller to the Anatolia news agency said al-Qaeda and a small militant Turkish group, the Islamic Great Eastern Raiders' Front, or IBDA-C, jointly claimed responsibility.

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And it added, 'Responsibility for the attacks has been claimed by the Turkish militant group IBDA-C, jointly with al Qaeda.

Al-Qaeda bombs kill Britons; Blair defiant after terrorists attack British Consulate and HSCB bank in Istanbul

A man calling the semiofficial Anatolia news agency claimed that al-Qaida and the militant Islamic Great Eastern Raiders' Front, or IBDA-C, jointly claimed responsibility for attacks.