Al-Qaeda is believed to have been behind several high-profile attacks in Istanbul, including four truck bombs in November 2003, targeting the British Consulate, the Turkish headquarters of HSBC bank and two synagogues, killing 57 people and wounding hundreds.
Smatra se da je Al Kaida stajala iza nekoliko velikih napada u Istanbulu, uključujući četiri kamiona-bombe u novembru 2003, na čijoj meti su bili britanski konzulat, tursko sedište banke HSBC i dve sinagoge, a u kojima je poginulo 57 ljudi, dok je više stotina povređeno.