PEOPLE have been warned to STAY AWAY from popular holiday spots in Turkey as there is a “credible threat” to tourists areas. The shock warning issued by the US embassy in Turkey today said that Istanbul and Antalya were particularly at risk for a potential terror attack. In what it called an "emergency...
The suicide bomber who killed four people in Istanbul's main shopping street belonged to so-called Islamic State (IS), the interior minister says. Efken Ala named the man as Mehmet Ozturk. He told reporters that five people had been questioned so far. Mr Ala announced a review of security measures in seven Turkish provinces...
A SUICIDE attack on Istanbul’s main pedestrian shopping street has killed five people, including two dual nationality Israeli-Americans and one Iranian citizen. Several dozen others were wounded in the attack which is the sixth suicide bombing in Turkey in the past year. The bombing hit part of Istiklal Street, a long...
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed himself and four others in a central Istanbul shopping and tourism district on Saturday, wounding at least 36 people in the fourth such attack in Turkey this year. The blast sent panicked shoppers scurrying into side alleys off Istiklal Street, a long pedestrian avenue...
At least 10 people have been killed and 15 injured on a historic central square in Istanbul, Turkish authorities said. Local media reported that a suicide bomber blew himself up near a group of tourists. Dogan reported that one of three injured foreigners is from Germany and the two others are from Norway. #Sultanahmet meydan...