There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast on Istiklal Avenue. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed that the nation will not bow to ...
In 2003, a series of suicide bombings was carried out using trucks at four locations in the city. "Our people should be assured that the perpetrators of the incident on Istiklal Avenue will be punished as they deserve," he said. Videos online show bodies lying on the road.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan says an explosion that tore through a busy pedestrian street in Istanbul may have been a terror attack.
The police detained dozens of people, including a Syrian woman, in connection with the attack.
Istanbul police said on Monday it had detained 46 people in relation to an attack at the heart of the city, including Syrian woman Ahlam Albashir who is ...