| 2001 Istanbul suicide bombing | |
| Location: | Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Date: | 10 September 2001 |
| Time: | 5:30 pm EET |
| Type: | Suicide attack |
| Fatalities: | 4 |
| Injuries: | 23 |
| Assailant: | Uğur Bülbül |
| Perpetrators: | Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front |
On 10 September 2001, a suicide attack was carried out by Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front member Uğur Bülbül in Beyoğlu, Istanbul, at a police checkpoint in the Gümüşsuyu neighborhood. As a result of the explosion, two police officers and one passerby civilian along with the attacker were killed and 23 others were injured.
At around 05:30 pm, Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front member Uğur Bülbül detonated explosive material at a police checkpoint between Vakıf Leasing-National Education Publications and the Chinese Restaurant buildings İnönü Street, which connects Gümüşsuyu to Taksim Square.[1] While two police officers were killed in the blast,[1] an Australian tourist passing by was seriously injured and died on 13 September.[2] Due to the attack, 17 police officers and 6 other people were wounded.[1]