2024 Istanbul church shooting
| 2024 Istanbul church shooting | |
|---|---|
The Church of Santa Maria in 2023 | |
| Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Date | 28 January 2024 c. 11:40 a.m. (TRT) |
| Target | Church of Santa Maria |
Attack type | Shooting |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Injured | 1 |
| Victim | Tuncer Cihan |
| Perpetrators | Islamic State |
| Assailants | Amirjon Kholiqov and David Tanduev |
| Motive | Islamic extremism Anti-Christian sentiment |
The 2024 Istanbul church shooting (Turkish: 2024 İstanbul kilise saldırısı), was an attack by the Islamic State on the Church of Santa Maria, a Roman Catholic church located in Istanbul, Turkey, on 28 January 2024.