--- description: Turkish authorities say they have "concrete evidence" linking Saturday's twin blasts at an Ankara peace rally to ISIS title: Turkey Says It Has 'Evidence' Linking ISIS to Ankara Bombing image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0df6c1e800d6db5f/698867fd524fc0a206df4f9a/ap491348220999.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Turkish Authorities Claim to Have Evidence Linking ISIS to the Ankara Bombing ## Video: Watch: Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu Speak on Bombings [Watch (HLS stream): Watch: Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu Speak on Bombings](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ch4XNi2V.m3u8) (1:05)  _Published 2015-10-12. Watch: Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu Speak on Bombings_ by [Nash Jenkins](/author/p-nash-jenkins/) ## Nash Jenkins Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 13, 2015 3:39 AM CUT  A mourner holds newspaper clipping with images of some of the Ankara bomb-attack victims during a funeral of some victims in Istanbul on Oct. 12, 2015 A mourner holds newspaper clipping with images of some of the Ankara bomb-attack victims during a funeral of some victims in Istanbul on Oct. 12, 2015Lefteris Pitarakis—AP by [Nash Jenkins](/author/p-nash-jenkins/) ## Nash Jenkins Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 13, 2015 3:39 AM CUT There is “concrete evidence” linking Saturday’s twin blasts at an Ankara peace rally — the bloodiest terrorist attack in the country’s history, claiming around 100 lives — to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, [Turkish authorities have told ](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/12/turkish-officials-concrete-evidence-isis-link-bombings "undefined")[_the Guardian_](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/12/turkish-officials-concrete-evidence-isis-link-bombings "undefined")_._ ISIS has not publicly claimed responsibility for the bombing, and Turkish officials have not specified the nature of the information connecting the extremist group to the attack. However, authorities stressed the thoroughness of both their investigation, which the _Guardian_ says has used a hundred surveillance personnel, and Turkey’s wider counterterrorism efforts, which have monitored ISIS cells in the country for months. Authorities have also linked ISIS to July’s bombing in the southern city of Suruc. In the wake of Saturday’s bombing, grief has melded with anger in the capital city. Many are blaming the state for failing to protect the demonstrators at the protest, which was held to decry the ongoing violence between the government and the militant Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). The rally was organized by the Peoples’ Democratic Party, which, despite its pro-Kurdish platform, denies charges that it operates in conjunction with the PKK. \[[_Guardian_](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/12/turkish-officials-concrete-evidence-isis-link-bombings "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4070911/turkey-ankara-islamic-state-isis-bombing/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4070911/turkey-ankara-islamic-state-isis-bombing/"},"headline":"Turkish Authorities Claim to Have Evidence Linking ISIS to the Ankara Bombing","datePublished":"2015-10-13T03:39:04.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T11:44:03.604Z","description":"Officials did not elaborate on the nature of the evidence","url":"https://time.com/4070911/turkey-ankara-islamic-state-isis-bombing/","keywords":["Terrorism","ISIS","Turkey"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0df6c1e800d6db5f/698867fd524fc0a206df4f9a/ap491348220999.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nash Jenkins","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/p-nash-jenkins/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0df6c1e800d6db5f/698867fd524fc0a206df4f9a/ap491348220999.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Turkey Blasts","caption":"Turkey Blasts","creditText":"Lefteris Pitarakis—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4070911/turkey-ankara-islamic-state-isis-bombing/","name":"Turkish Authorities Claim to Have Evidence Linking ISIS to the Ankara Bombing"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Watch: Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu Speak on Bombings","description":"Watch: Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu Speak on Bombings","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/ch4XNi2V/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-10-12T17:11:32.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ch4XNi2V.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4070911/turkey-ankara-islamic-state-isis-bombing/","duration":"PT1M5S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4070911/turkey-ankara-islamic-state-isis-bombing/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```