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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