However, many suspect that Erdogan himself is responsible, and note that since Turkey has not aggressively attacked the Islamic State, the Islamic State would be stupid to stage a jihad attack inside Turkey. If, however, this was a Turkish government operation, the true story may never come out.
“Hundreds March in Ankara to Condemn Slaughter at Peace Rally,” by Suzan Fraser, Associated Press, October 12, 2015:
…Turkish investigators were close to identifying one of the two suicide bombers, the prime minister said Monday, adding that the Islamic State group was the “No. 1 priority” of its investigation.
The rally Saturday was organized by Turkish and Kurdish activists to call for increased democracy and an end to the renewed fighting between Turkey’s security forces and Kurdish rebels that has killed hundreds of soldiers, rebels and citizens since July.
On Monday, Yeni Safak, a newspaper close to the government, said authorities investigating the bombings were focusing on the Islamic State group, comparing DNA samples of the suspected bombers with those obtained from the families of some 20 extremists they suspect could have carried out the attacks.
No one has claimed responsibility, but the attack bears similarities to a suicide bombing in July that killed 33 Turkish and Kurdish peace activists near the southern town of Suruc, which borders Syria. The government blamed that attack on the Islamic State group.
Hurriyet newspaper said the type of device and explosives used in Ankara were the same as those used in Suruc.
The government raised the death toll in the weekend attack to 97, including one Palestinian. A pro-Kurdish party says up to 128 people have died. Doctors say dozens are in serious condition, many with burns.
Why is it newsworthy to the Associated Press that one of the victims was a “Palestinian,” when none of the nationalities of the other victims are noted, and we are not told that all the rest were Turks? Is AP preparing to blame the Jews for this attack?
Davutoglu said Turkey had received intelligence that Kurdish rebels or Islamic State militants were planning suicide bombings and said two would-be bombers were detained before Saturday’s attack.
“There was general intelligence that Daesh (IS) especially, and certain teams of the PKK in northern Iraq, teams calling themselves the ‘immortals,’ were being prepared,” Davutoglu said….
Police detained nine more suspected Islamic State militants in raids in the southern cities of Adana and Kilis, officials said Monday. The detentions raised to 45 the number of suspected IS militants taken into custody in four cities since Saturday. It was not clear if any of the arrests were linked to the peace rally bombings….
Analysts say Islamic State stands to benefit the most from the continued Turkish-Kurdish conflict, which would take Turkish pressure off the extremist group in Syria….

Linde Barrera says
In President Erdogan’s words, “Islam is Islam.” He must be proud to be the head of a country where one never knows who is the real, true enemy. I don’t trust him as far as I could lift a 300 pound boulder. He knows the Kurdish party in Turkey is getting more popular, and that doesn’t gel with his plans for a caliphate. 1 more thing: President Erdogan is President Obama’s FAVORITE leader in the middle east. I wonder why?!
mortimer says
The GENOCIDAL URGE still thrives and festers in Turkey like a plague…and Erdogan is the head bacterium.
The fondest wish of ethnic Turkish Nazis is to continue their genocide throughout Turkish occupied territories and then continue to the rest of the world. They differ from Hitlerites by way of their Islamic intolerance…they believe Allah gave Turks the authorization to commit genocide, so they can never apologize for what they did to the Assyrians, Anatolian Greeks and Armenians.
Christianblood says
“…Instead of the triumph of democracy and progress, we got violence, poverty and social disaster — and nobody cares a bit about human rights, including the right to life. I cannot help asking those who have forced that situation: Do you realize what you have done?…”
President Vladimir Putin
Godwin says
This has nothing to do with Putin, but everything to do with Erdogan. One look at his evil face, you know he is guilty.
Godwin says
He is ruthless in killing n bombing the Kurds.
Falsafa says
all this talk above from the “anti jihad” crusader R. Spencer fan club members…trying to come clean…”we are not racist, we are not bigots…” and yet not a single word of condolence for the 80+ people murdered and countless of critically injured…what sort of people are you? creepy!
Angemon says
Alfalfa posted:
“all this talk above from the “anti jihad” crusader R. Spencer fan club members…trying to come clean…”we are not racist, we are not bigots…” and yet not a single word of condolence for the 80+ people murdered and countless of critically injured…what sort of people are you? creepy!”
This coming from someone who did not shed a tear for thetens of thousands of people killed by his coreligionists, as documented in thousands of JW articles. Oh, the hypocrisy!
Falsafa says
Mortimer…the only thing festering is the looniness between your two ears! instead of offering your condolences for so many dead and critically injured, you yet again make a pathetic attempt to use this unspeakable act of terrorism for geopolitical capital in a bygone era where there were two sides to every conflict. Nothing less can be expected from the racist hate speech fan club of Robert Spencer…I wonder how low you will further sink with your racist drivel! Not much further I suppose in my view!
Oliver says
I think Mortimer is right and that you are a Muslim-sympathizer, or one, or just a jerk.
I read (NOT on JW- sorry, don’t recall just where)- about 1 or so weeks ago, where some Turks were calling fro the genocide of Armenians- t
Falsafa says
who cares what I am! what matters is that you lot are racist bigots! Good luck in your endeavours…
Angemon says
Alfalfa posted:
“who cares what I am! what matters is that you lot are racist bigots!”
Yeah, it doesn’t matter you’re a racist bigot as long as you get to call us racist bigots. Don’t let the door hit your ass on the way out – you might get further brain injuries…
Oliver says
Gravenimage, I like your comments. Especially about getting hit on the ass causing this slime ( my view of him/her/it) to get further brain damage.
Plan to use that, myself.
Angemon says
That was me, Oliver, not gravenimage 🙂
Jay Boo says
Barracuda attack
Defenders of Islam like Falsafa really have no defense when justifying Islam’s inherent filth and violence so they toss out a slur and then slink back into their dark cave. Muhammad had a nursing mother murdered because she mocked that he was not a true prophet. In killing her he only proved her point.
Oliver says
Angemon— I apologize, for not giving you credit for that great line.
i still plan to use it.
gravenimage says
The appalling “Falsafa” wrote:
Mortimer…the only thing festering is the looniness between your two ears! instead of offering your condolences for so many dead and critically injured, you yet again make a pathetic attempt to use this unspeakable act of terrorism for geopolitical capital in a bygone era where there were two sides to every conflict.
…………………………………….
Well, yes–there *were* two sides–the Muslims committing genocide, and the Christian victims suffering genocide.
But many Muslim apologists like to flog the idea that what caused the Armenian genocide was actually the threatened Christian minority themselves. This is, in fact, standard Muslim practice to blame the victims.
More:
Nothing less can be expected from the racist hate speech fan club of Robert Spencer…I wonder how low you will further sink with your racist drivel! Not much further I suppose in my view!
…………………………………….
Notice that “Falsafa” considers opposing Jihad terrorism to be “racist”–but appears to have no problem with Jihad terror itself.
And why would he? It is an intrinsic part of violent Islam.
Linde Barrera says
To Falsafa- I just got in, and am revisiting this article and comments. Allow me to politely “straighten you out”. Mortimer has forgotten more about Islam than I will ever learn. He is more than knowledgeable, he is wise. So are many other commenters here at Jihad Watch. You want to call us racist bigots because we HATE the evil ideology of Islam? You want to call us loonies because the culture of Islam makes us SICK? You take pleasure in seeing innocent people SUFFER but we dont, and never will. To conclude, look inward at your own soul. QUESTION why you would call anyone of us “racist bigots” due to the hard cold facts that Islam is a political and social philosophy that makes its adherents more savage, the more “devout” they become. Thank you for your time.
somehistory says
Linde,
The falsa one is using the only thing he knows to try to cause those who see the evil for what it is to cringe…in his little mind, no one wants to be called racist or bigot, and to put the two together! oh Wow…who can stand that?
But we all know, islam is not a race and to be against evil is not bigotry. So, it matters not that he hurls what he believes to be the ultimate insult. It’s rather like a rubber band…the more it’s used, the weaker it gets. We can just ignore it.
Angemon says
Alfalfa is a Turk muslim supremacist, Linde – the kind that wants to see a caliphate but in Ottoman empire fashion.
Myxlplik says
Falsafa,
What was racist and why do you feel that way? What you said really seemed like an ad hominem attack on Mortimer.
Dr. Divinity says
Falstaff = the pinnacle of stupidity
Joseph says
comparing DNA samples of the suspected bombers with those obtained from the families of some 20 extremists they suspect could have carried out the attacks.
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I’d hate to be the forensic person on this case. The DNA is probably so similar that it will be nearly impossible. Brother marries sister who who gives birth to her father’s child which marries his second cousin who actually is his sister who really is his brother’s aunt and so on.
It will be like trying to untangle a spaghetti mess without disturbing the sauce.
Isn’t inbreeding great??????????
Angemon says
Joseph says
SAD!!!! But they just keep on doing it. This was forbidden by GOD to the Israelites in Leviticus 18:6-18, thru Moses. By this time man’s DNA was genetically defective to the point of causing birth defects.(Adam and Eve’s DNA at creation was perfect)
Because this is such an abomination unto GOD I think that this is the reason Islam encourages it. Just one more snub to the almighty creator of heaven and Earth.
If anyone can find commands given to Abraham about this please post it, this was the about the earliest **across the board command** I could find.
Custos Custodum says
On the surface, these twin suicide bombings make no sense coming from the KPP or Islamic State. Both KPP and IS are ruthless terrorist organizations, but both use terrorism in pursuit of rational aims understandable to other parties.
Why on earth would either of these entities – who are fighting against the Turkish state machine – choose to attack an anti-government “peace” demonstration rather than, e.g. a major civilian installation (water supply), or a military or police installation (as happened in the past)?
Either these attacks were organized by Erdogan’s own security forces for purposes of intimidation, or they were false flag operations by KPP or Islamic state (or indeed other players in the region – Iran, Russia, etc.) intended to look like Erdogan-inspired attacks, perhaps for the purpose of fostering anti-Erdogan sentiment in the run-up to the next election.
Oliver says
But, didn’t Erdogna’s party lose big in recent elections?
Roger says
Probably a Grey Wolves operation.
Sam says
Well, things have always been bad in Middle East, However, it is getting worse as you can not trust any group there as ISIS and Turks are mostly Sunni Muslims and have been helping each other. Protesting Kurds were socialist, communist youngsters against Erdogan, Shias and Iran would not benefit from this chaos, other than creating more chaos. Assad would not be involved as he does not want more trouble with Turkey. Erdogan is crazy and I would not be surprised if he killed his own people.
One thing is certain that this is a Muslim affair as “suicide bombing” (going to whorehouse bombing) is involved. What menace Islam has been for centuries! Go Putin! I would say.
Stephen Harland says
Endogenous has more to win by such an action. Elections are coming up and he needs to shore up his support base. He creates fear and uncertainty in terms of the electorate as well as rule by division. He drives the country toward an autocratic presidential mode of governance… A caliphate is his objective with the resurrection of the Ottoman erase. The evil taken place in Ankara is entirely consistent with his modus operandi.
somehistory says
Some other reports I have read are saying that the government (under this evil snake erdogan) is the guilty party. and their reasoning is much like what Mr. Spencer has stated at the beginning of the article.
His opposition is saying the same thing.
It really looks like State terrorism, when the state terrorizes its own citizens in order to quell opposition.
erdogan’s evil eyes say it all. He is the most likely suspect and all evidence points to him. Esp in light of this statement: Davutoglu said Turkey had received intelligence that Kurdish rebels or Islamic State militants were planning suicide bombing”
“Intelligence that Kurdish rebels OR islamic state”…Whichever group the government can make look guilty until something else happens to take attention from this terror attack.
erdogan is acting in concert with the evil beast of islam to make the world give in to the beast’s demands for worship.
(Revelation 13)
Godwin says
Putin warns Turkey for supporting ISIS.
Godwin says
Putin warns Turkey for supporting ISIS with weapons, money n manpower.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK8s82ny2s0
Turkey is buying ISIS oil.
somehistory says
Another report said the police kept ambulances from the scene and fired tear gas right after the bomb went off.
JIMJFOX says
” Both KPP and IS are ruthless terrorist organizations,”
Please show us where the KPP has done mass beheadings, burning people alive, amputations for thft, thrown gays from buildings, mass rape of non-muslims, etc,etc. Get a brain.
Inside job?? I very much doubt it- Erdogan’s popularity is in free fall after this atrocity. Great way to
shoot him,self in both feet!
Maddyotto says
In my opinion saying that the Islam’s blame there victim is in fact the fault of our own if we want to stage inside jobs just justify an attack for welth to our people in an attempt to gain our acceptance in our need for greed then we give the world all the ammunition to blame us for another inside job its funny how we all make out we are there to help but always pillage what we can very helpful indeed
I love how we managed to keep it so quite about the libyian oil rush they may well not have much oil when we attacked but the oil rush was very big over there finding new wells left right and centre all of which and conveniently so are in new hands
Grow a pair and say we can’t afford oil we are taking yours oh wait our people won’t stand for it but frow some bull most believe and happy days we are our own worst enemy end of