Ilyas Mamasharipov
Court accepts indictment on ISIL attack on Istanbul nightclub
An Istanbul court accepted an indictment on an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) attack on a famous nightclub at the heart of Istanbul on May 17.
The Istanbul 27th Heavy Penal Court accepted the indictment into the ISIL attack on the Reina nightclub in Ortaköy, which resulted in the deaths of 39 people, while wounded 79 others.
ISIL militant linked to Istanbul nightclub attacker says he was previously detained, released
An Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militant linked to the attacker of Istanbul's Reina nightclub said he was previously detained and later released by police in Turkey.
Ilyas Mamasharipov, who ordered the attack, was among those arrested on Jan. 31 for aiding and abetting Reina attacker Abdulkadir Masharipov.
10 arrested over ISIL attack on Reina nightclub in Istanbul
Ten people have been arrested in connection to an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) attack on a famous Istanbul nightclub in the early hours of the new year.
Ilyas Mamasharipov, who allegedly ordered the attack on Reina on Jan. 1, which claimed the lives of 39 people, while wounding 65 others, was among those arrested.