Incident Summary:

04/21/2020: Assailants attacked the residence of Mumtaz Senel, the mayor of Yesilova district and a member of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), in Yesilova district, Burdur, Turkey. Senel and his wife were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
202004210020

When:
2020-04-21

Country:
Turkey

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Burdur

City:
Yesilova district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Government of Yesilova District
Specific Description Mayor: Mumtaz Senel
Nationality of Target Turkey
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 2
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 2 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 2
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Two detained in connection with armed attack to mayor," Turkish Daily, April 21, 2020.