BBCNEWS Newsday June 4, 2024 00:03:00
Recep tayyip erdogan, adding the culprits would be punished. turkey's justice ministry now says the bomber was a woman who had sat on a bench in the area for a0 minutes before the blast. it was the first major bomb attack in istanbul in years. well, istiklal remains sealed off now. there is a heavy police presence. but this is normally one of the busiest places in istanbul, an area that is crammed with visitors and with shoppers. now police are carrying out their investigations, and there is a real sense among people here of anxiety. for istanbul, this has come as a shock. hayat told us she wa...