UKSL Sanctions designation

The Great Eastern Islamic Raiders' Front

Entity · designated 31 December 2020

Designation identifiers

UKSL unique ID
CTI0034
OFSI group ID
7980
Designation type
Entity
Date designated
31 December 2020
Last updated
9 April 2025

Regimes

  • The Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Designation sources

  • UK

Sanctions imposed

  • Asset freeze
  • Arms embargo
  • Director Disqualification Sanction

Official reasons

  • The Great Eastern Islamic Raiders' Front (İslami Büyükdoğu Akıncılar Cephesi in Turkish, IBDA-C) claimed responsibility for a number of terrorist attacks during the 1990s and early 2000s, including an attack on the British Consulate in Istanbul in 2003 which killed the British Consul-General and 14 others. Their stated aim is to establish an Islamic federation in Turkey through violent means. The group is associated with Al-Qaida and has openly supported Osama bin Laden.

Other information

  • The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
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