The 2012 Gaziantep bombing was a terrorist bomb attack which occurred in the city of Gaziantep, Turkey on 20 August 2012, the second day of the three-day celebrations of "Şeker Bayramı" (Eid-ul-Fitr) that refers to the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.^[1]

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2012 Gaziantep bombing
Part of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict
2012 Gaziantep bombing (Turkey) 37.078132,37.378578
Location	Şehitkamil, Gaziantep Province, Turkey
Coordinates	37.078132°N 37.378578°E / 37.078132; 37.378578
Date	20 August 2012
Attack type	Terror attack
Weapons	Remote-controlled car bombs
Deaths	9
Injured	64-69
Perpetrator	Unclear

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The bomb blast occurred at 19:45 in local time.^[1][2] Bombs were planted in a truck and remotely detonated near Karşıyaka police station in Şehitkamil district, one of the most crowded areas of the city.^[1][3][4][5] The police station was the target of the attack.^[6]

As a result of the explosion, two public buses caught fire, increasing the casualties.^[7] Many other cars parked on the street and shops were also badly damaged by the blast.^[6]

The attack killed eight people.^[8] The next day, a 12-year-old girl died of her wounds.^[9] Four of the dead were children.^[10] The number of wounded people have been reported by Hürriyet to be 66,^[7] some of whom were policemen.^[11] Deputy Prime Minister Beşir Atalay later said the wounded numbered 69 people.^[10][12] 17 of the injured people were hospitalized, four of whom were in critical condition.^[6]

Although there was no claim of responsibility, the bombs were believed by Turkish officials to be planted by PKK.^[7][13] However, on 21 August 2012, Fırat News announced that PKK had denied responsibility for the attack^[9][12] and claimed that another Kurdish group, the TAK was responsible for the attack.^[14] On 21 August, four people were detained in Şanlıurfa and brought to Gaziantep for questioning.^[15]

Turkey also investigated whether any countries, such as Iran, were involved in the attack as well.^[16]