14.11.2025 17:48
Media reports have emerged describing a terrorist attack in the Indian capital, Delhi, as "Turkey-linked." However, Turkey has rejected these claims, stating that the situation is a malicious disinformation campaign.
India described the incident on November 10, in which at least 12 people lost their lives due to an explosion of a vehicle on a busy street in the capital Delhi, as a "terrorist attack." In a statement made after a security meeting of the Indian cabinet two days after the attack, it was stated that the attack was carried out by "enemies of the Indian nation."
Although the government did not directly accuse any country, reports in the Indian press indicated that investigations related to the incident pointed to a connection with Turkey. Turkey denied these allegations. In a written statement by the Disinformation Combat Center affiliated with the Presidency, the news was described as "part of a malicious disinformation campaign aimed at damaging relations between the two countries."
Following India's bombing of Pakistan on May 7, a tense period began in Turkey-India relations.
INDIAN PRESS POINTED TO TURKEY
According to BBC Monitoring news monitoring service, some mainstream media outlets in India reported that the explosion in Delhi could be linked to Turkey. Some publications reported that investigations related to the incident revealed that the leaders of a militant cell, including doctors, were located in Turkey.
Some reports claimed that the person alleged to be the suicide bomber in the Delhi explosion had visited Turkey and planned the attack there. It was also reported that Dr. Muzammil Shakil Ganaye, who was arrested in connection with the incident, had traveled to Turkey.
India Today publication, citing police sources, suggested that there was a connection between the suspects who carried out the explosion and a person who supported the operation in Ankara. The Economic Times newspaper claimed that the Turkey connection related to the explosion "shows that anti-India terrorist operations have spread beyond Pakistan."
The report included the following statements: "Turkey has been supporting the separatist terrorist movement in Kashmir for several years. Additionally, it has been reported that it provided assistance to Pakistan during the Sindoor Operation [the attacks on May 7]."
In response to the attack in the Pahalgam region of Kashmir administered by India on April 22, India launched the Sindoor Operation on May 7. While India held Pakistan responsible for the attack, Islamabad denied any involvement.
TURKEY DENIED THE ALLEGATIONS
Turkey rejected these allegations, describing the news as a "disinformation campaign." In a written statement by the Disinformation Combat Center affiliated with the Presidency, it was stated, "The deliberate publications are part of a malicious disinformation campaign aimed at damaging relations between the two countries." It emphasized that Turkey "categorically rejects any act of terrorism, regardless of where and by whom it is carried out."
It was expressed that the country is "a leading country in the fight against terrorism in cooperation with the international community." The claim that "Turkey is engaged in radicalization activities against India or any other country" was stated to be entirely for disinformation purposes and has no concrete basis.
TENSION BETWEEN TURKEY AND INDIA
Following India's bombing of Pakistan as part of the Sindoor Operation on May 7, a tense period began in Turkey-India relations.
In India, calls for a comprehensive boycott against Turkey were made after the cancellation of the security license of the Turkish aviation company Çelebi.
In June, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Cyprus was also interpreted as "a message to Turkey."
After the conflict with Pakistan at the beginning of May, Modi became the first Indian leader to visit Cyprus since 2002.
Turkey, which supports Pakistan on the Kashmir issue, has made it a point to raise the issue at almost every United Nations General Assembly meeting.
Similarly, Pakistan has been among the countries that have provided the most support to Turkey regarding the Cyprus issue.