On December 17, 2016, a suspected car bombing in Kayseri, Turkey killed 15 soldiers aboard a bus and wounded at least 55 others.

[5][6] According to the Daily Sabah newspaper, the soldiers — all low-ranking privates and non-commissioned officers — had been given permission for leave from the commando headquarters in the city.

According to many Turkish newspapers, the bomb attack targeted 1st Commando brigade to which killed soldiers belonged.

It was stated that the 1st Commando brigade, which contains special forces teams, had played active role against the commonly designated terrorist group Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Southeastern Turkey.

[8] Uniformed soldiers trained in the Kayseri Air Force Brigade, which was separated from the winter by private buses, were targeted to use for weekend offenses.